da leao： Indian middle order batsman VVS Laxman figures in the top ten Testinnings, while leg spinner Anil Kumble is in the second spot of thetop ten Test bowling analysis of all time list, which was released inMumbai on Thursday
26-Jul-2001Indian middle order batsman VVS Laxman figures in the top ten Testinnings, while leg spinner Anil Kumble is in the second spot of thetop ten Test bowling analysis of all time list, which was released inMumbai on Thursday.Wisden On-Line director Anthony Bouchier, launching the Wisden 100, anew analysis to assess a Test cricketer’s individual batting andbowling performances spanning 138 years of cricket history, toldreporters that Laxman’s 281 in the home series against Aussies inCalcutta has a Wisden rating of 234.8 points and is placed sixth.The other five players above Laxman are Don Bradman’s 270 forAustralia against England at Melbourne in 1936-37 series with a Wisdenrating of 262.4, Brian Lara’s 153 not out for West Indies againstAustralia at Bridgetown in 1998-99 (rating: 255.2), Graham Gooch’s 154not out for England against West Indies at Headingley in 1991 (rating:252.0), Ian Botham’s 149 not out for England versus Australia atHeadingley in 1981 (rating 240.8) and Don Bradman’s 299 not out forAustralia against South Africa in 1931-32 series (rating: 236.8).The other four innings after Laxman’s 281 are Clem Hill’s 188 for theAussies against England at Melbourne in 1897-98 series (rating:234.2), Azhar Mahmood’s 132 for Pakistan against South Africa atDurban in 1997-98 (rating: 232.6), Kim Hughes’ unbeaten hundred forAustralia against the West Indies at Melbourne in 1981-82 (rating:229.7) and Brian Lara’s 375 for the West Indies against England atAntigua in 1993-94 (rating: 228.1).Former Indian Test star and the managing director of Wisden OnlineIndia Private Limited, Yajuvindra Singh said the batting analysis used12 parameters while the bowling analysis used eight parameters.The Wisden 100, which covers 1552 matches, 54,494 innings and 29,730bowling performances, has Hugh Tayfield’s nine for 113 for SouthAfrica versus England at Johannesburg in 1956-57 at the top of thebowling list with a Wisden rating of 253.9 points followed by Kumble’sten for 74 against Pakistan at Delhi in 1998-99 (rating: 248.6)In the third to seventh position comes Jim Laker’s ten for 53 forEngland against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956 (rating: 241.7),Jack White’s eight for 126 for England versus Australia at Adelaide in1928-29 (rating: 238.8), Richard Hadlee’s nine for 52 for New Zealandaginst Australia in 1985-86 (rating: 237.1), Devon Malcolm’s nine for57 for England versus South Africa at The Oval in 1994 (rating 234.4)and Bob Willis’ eight for 43 for England against Australia atHeadingley in 1981 (rating: 226.1).The last three figures are of Hedley Verity’s eight for 43 for Englandagainst Australia at Lord’s in 1934 (rating: 225.1), Bill O’Reilly’sseven for 54 for Australia against England at Trent Bridge in 1934(rating: 224.3) and Graham Mckenzie’s eight for 71 for Australiaagainst the West Indies at Melbourne in 1968-69 (rating: 224.1).Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s recent figures seven for 133 in the homeseries against Aussies at Chennai just missed the mark by a whisker tomake it to the top ten list and has a rating of 188.7 points.In the Indian top ten innings of all time list, Laxman’s 281 gets thetop spot followed by Dilip Vengsarkar’s 102 against England at Leedsin 1986.The next three spots have Gundappa Vishwanath’s 97 not out against theWest Indies at Madras in 1975, Sunil Gavaskar’s 221 against England atThe Oval in 1979 and Kapil Dev’s 129 against South Africa at PortElizabeth in 1992.Sixth to tenth spots have Vishwanath’s 114 against Australia, MohammedAzharuddin’s 152 against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in 1994, S MGavaskar’s 236 against the West Indies at Madras in 1983, RahulDravid’s 180 against Australia at Kolkata this year and Ajit Wadekar’s143 against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in 1986.In the Indian top ten bowling analysis of all time list, Kumble’s tenfor 74 takes the pride of place followed by Harbhajan Singh’s eightfor 84 against Australia at Madras this year.The next three best figures are Kapil Dev’s seven for 56 againstPakistan at Chennai in 1980, Kapil Dev’s eight for 85 against Pakistanat Lahore in 1983 and Narendra Hirwani’s eight for 75 against the WestIndies at Madras in 1988.The best figures from sixth to tenth places has Jasu Patel’s nine for69 against the Aussies at Kanpur in 1959, Erapalli Prasanna’s eightfor 76 against New Zealand at Auckland in 1968, Vinoo Mankad’s eightfor 55 against England at Madras in 1952, Subhash Gupte’s nine for 102against the West Indies at Kanpur in 1959 and Harbhajan Singh’s sevenfor 123 (which included the first ever hat-trick by an Indian) againstAustralia at Kolkata this year.