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Adam Gilchrist lost only 11 of the 96 Test matches he played - consecutively - since his debut in 1999-2000. Five of those defeats came against India, and four at England's hands. The other two were to South Africa, at Durban in 2001-02, and in the famous match in Antigua in May 2003, when West Indies chased a world-record 418 to win.
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Lara!
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lara? lara didn't contribute much...it was sarwan, chanderpaul, jacobs(i think) and omari banks.
Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas PaineComment
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Wasn't that when he made that charge at the runs and made a rapid fire 100?Originally posted by Gamma View Post
...if not, my bad!
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Dead Tests!
Both of Brian Lara's record-breaking innings - 375 and 400 against England in Antigua - came in Tests after West Indies had clinched the series in 1994 and England took it 3-0 in 2004. If you exclude the 18 dead games during Lara's career, his average drops from over 50 to 48.89. Another Trinidadian, Dwayne Bravo, also has a significantly higher batting average in five dead Tests - 384 runs at an average of 54.85 - compared to his 30.24 in live matches. Incidentally, Bravo hasn't been part of a Test win yet. West Indies have lost 16 and drawn seven of the 23 games he's played to date."Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas PaineComment
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The most celebrated loser
Travis Basevi and George Binoy
October 19, 2005
Some statistics, like Bradman's average and the number of centuries Gavaskar made, are known to pretty much every cricket buff. But The List will bring you facts and figures that aren't so obvious, adding fuel to those fiery debates about the most valuable middle-order bat, and the most useless tailender. If there's a particular List that you would like to see, e-mail us with your comments and suggestions.
Brian Lara: a phenomenal batsman who played majority of his career in a mediocre team © Getty Images
Brian Charles Lara is arguably one of cricket's most celebrated and charismatic players. He held the record for highest Test innings, then lost it, and now has it again. He's probably not the most welcomed person in Durham and he's just 315 runs shy of eclipsing Allan Border's record of 11,174 Test runs. The List has decided to acknowledge another distinction Lara recently achieved, dubious though it may be.
With the loss of the Super Test under his belt, Lara nudged out Alec Stewart to become the cricketer with the highest number of Test defeats, a whopping 55. This unenviable record is likely to stay with Lara for a while because his closest active competition is his team-mate Shivnarine Chanderpaul, with 41 defeats. Given Zimbabwe's appalling run of form, Heath Streak, 11th on The List with 37 losses, would have been your best bet but he's probably played his last international game."Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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That piece was written in 2005...according to statsguru Lara did eventually surpass Border and ended up with 11,912 test runs averaging 53.17 with 34 centuries.
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Thank you!Originally posted by Peter R View Post
...as gamma also pointed out on Bravo the stuff I have posted is outdated. Incidentally I got the info from Cricinfo.com"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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