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In today's TMS Daily Quiz, Andy Zaltzman asks when was the last time an >England Test team had 3 batsmen with 1000 runs averaging over 50, which
will probably happen when Smith scores 3 more runs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ln5rdn
It certainly happened in Wally Hammond's penultimate Test at Adelaide
in 1946/47, which he, Hutton and Hardstaff all finished with averages
over 50. There might have been 4 if Hammond hadn't declared at 340/8 in
the second innings when Compton reached his century, but was on 980
runs in total.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1946-47-61 >731/australia-vs-england-4th-test-62668/full-scorecard
Compton reached 1000 in the final Test at Sydney, but Hammond and
Hardstaff didn't play in that one, and Hardstaff and Hutton missed
Hammond's final Test at Christchurch. Compton didn't play in
Hardstaff's next two Tests in WI in early 1948, after which Hardstaff's >average had dropped permanently below 50.
Any advance on that?
In message <mdadk8F5cn7U1@mid.individual.net>, David North <nospam@lane- farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
In today's TMS Daily Quiz, Andy Zaltzman asks when was the last time
an England Test team had 3 batsmen with 1000 runs averaging over 50,
which will probably happen when Smith scores 3 more runs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ln5rdn
It certainly happened in Wally Hammond's penultimate Test at Adelaide
in 1946/47, which he, Hutton and Hardstaff all finished with averages
over 50. There might have been 4 if Hammond hadn't declared at 340/8
in the second innings when Compton reached his century, but was on 980
runs in total.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1946-47-61
731/australia-vs-england-4th-test-62668/full-scorecard
Compton reached 1000 in the final Test at Sydney, but Hammond and
Hardstaff didn't play in that one, and Hardstaff and Hutton missed
Hammond's final Test at Christchurch. Compton didn't play in
Hardstaff's next two Tests in WI in early 1948, after which
Hardstaff's average had dropped permanently below 50.
Any advance on that?
I can think off occasions when England had a number of batsmen in the forties but three or more averaging over 50 with 1,000 runs or more is setting the bar very high. Going further back than your instance, I
think it would have happened in 1930 with Hobbs, Sutcliffe and Hammond.
On 10/07/2025 19:44, John Hall wrote:
In message <mdadk8F5cn7U1@mid.individual.net>, David North
<nospam@lane- farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
In today's TMS Daily Quiz, Andy Zaltzman asks when was the last timeI can think off occasions when England had a number of batsmen in
an England Test team had 3 batsmen with 1000 runs averaging over 50, >>>which will probably happen when Smith scores 3 more runs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ln5rdn
It certainly happened in Wally Hammond's penultimate Test at
Adelaide in 1946/47, which he, Hutton and Hardstaff all finished with >>>averages over 50. There might have been 4 if Hammond hadn't declared
at 340/8 in the second innings when Compton reached his century, but >>>was on 980 runs in total.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1946-47-61 >>> 731/australia-vs-england-4th-test-62668/full-scorecard
Compton reached 1000 in the final Test at Sydney, but Hammond and >>>Hardstaff didn't play in that one, and Hardstaff and Hutton missed >>>Hammond's final Test at Christchurch. Compton didn't play in
Hardstaff's next two Tests in WI in early 1948, after which
Hardstaff's average had dropped permanently below 50.
Any advance on that?
the forties but three or more averaging over 50 with 1,000 runs or
more is setting the bar very high. Going further back than your
instance, I think it would have happened in 1930 with Hobbs,
Sutcliffe and Hammond.
Yes, and indeed in the 1st Test that season, there were four with
Hendren as well.
There was a near miss at Brisbane in 1962/63. Dexter and Barrington
both averaged over 50, while Pullar was 13 runs short of averaging 50
just before he was out in the first innings, and 7 runs short in the
second.
In message <mdaumdF80eiU1@mid.individual.net>, David North <nospam@lane- farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
On 10/07/2025 19:44, John Hall wrote:
In message <mdadk8F5cn7U1@mid.individual.net>, David North
<nospam@lane--a farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
In today's TMS Daily Quiz, Andy Zaltzman asks when was the last time
an England Test team had 3 batsmen with 1000 runs averaging over 50,
which will probably happen when Smith scores 3 more runs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ln5rdn
It certainly happened in Wally Hammond's penultimate Test at
Adelaide in 1946/47, which he, Hutton and Hardstaff all finished
with averages-a over 50. There might have been 4 if Hammond hadn't
declared at 340/8-a in the second innings when Compton reached his
century, but was on 980-a runs in total.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-
australia-1946-47-61
731/australia-vs-england-4th-test-62668/full-scorecard
Compton reached 1000 in the final Test at Sydney, but Hammond and-aI can think off occasions when England had a number of batsmen in
Hardstaff didn't play in that one, and Hardstaff and Hutton missed
Hammond's final Test at Christchurch. Compton didn't play in
Hardstaff's next two Tests in WI in early 1948, after which
Hardstaff's average had dropped permanently below 50.
Any advance on that?
the forties but three or more averaging over 50 with 1,000 runs or
more is setting the bar very high. Going further back than your
instance, I-a think it would have happened in 1930 with Hobbs,
Sutcliffe and Hammond.
Yes, and indeed in the 1st Test that season, there were four with
Hendren as well.
There was a near miss at Brisbane in 1962/63. Dexter and Barrington
both averaged over 50, while Pullar was 13 runs short of averaging 50
just before he was out in the first innings, and 7 runs short in the
second.
Even though that's within my cricket-following lifetime, I'd not
appreciated that Pullar's early Test career was quite that successful.
It makes it surprising that within a year or two he'd been discarded.
I
supposed he'd benefited from batting against a very weak Pakistan attack
the previous summer.
On 11/07/2025 09:54, John Hall wrote:
In message <mdaumdF80eiU1@mid.individual.net>, David North <nospam@lane-
farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
On 10/07/2025 19:44, John Hall wrote:
In message <mdadk8F5cn7U1@mid.individual.net>, David North
<nospam@lane--a farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
In today's TMS Daily Quiz, Andy Zaltzman asks when was the last time >>>>> an England Test team had 3 batsmen with 1000 runs averaging over 50, >>>>> which will probably happen when Smith scores 3 more runs.
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:28:57 +0000, David North wrote:
On 11/07/2025 09:54, John Hall wrote:
In message <mdaumdF80eiU1@mid.individual.net>, David North <nospam@lane- >>> farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
On 10/07/2025 19:44, John Hall wrote:
In message <mdadk8F5cn7U1@mid.individual.net>, David North
<nospam@lane--a farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
In today's TMS Daily Quiz, Andy Zaltzman asks when was the last time >>>>>> an England Test team had 3 batsmen with 1000 runs averaging over 50, >>>>>> which will probably happen when Smith scores 3 more runs.
now the match is over, do england still have 3 batters av 50 in the same side? or is just Brook?