Top Batsmen & Bowlers

Leading ATG run scorers after Test #156:

	M	Runs	HS	Avge	100s
DG Bradman	44	5241	414*	74.87	18
RG Pollock	48	4862	252*	60.78	13
IVA Richards	47	4609	375	59.09	18
JB Hobbs	38	4315	295	67.42	14
GS Chappell	47	3578	154	43.63	9
GStA Sobers	49	3551	154	48.64	9
SM Gavaskar	39	3534	295	49.08	8
WR Hammond	39	3508	258	54.81	10
Javed Miandad	41	3409	248	47.35	8
Hanif Mohammad	44	3326	216	41.06	9

Don Bradman remains out in front in terms of aggregate, but his form over the course of Season IV faded dramatically, with only 456 runs, at an average of 45.60, coming in 6 Tests during that period. In contrast, Hobbs racked up 1068 runs at 89.00 during the season, Pollock scored 1358 at 61.73 whilst Richards hammered an incredible 1731 in 14 Tests at an average of 86.55, to secure his standing as 'batsman of the year.'


Leading ATG wicket takers after Test #156:

	M	Wkts	Best	Avge	5I/10M
WJ O’Reilly	41	215	8-7	23.09	11/3
MD Marshall	46	196	6-32	25.13	5/0
TL Goddard	49	149	5-25	25.24	8/0
RR Lindwall	43	144	7-72	26.24	4/0
MJ Procter	40	142	6-52	27.70	4/0
RJ Hadlee	32	140	6-93	29.67	7/2
Imran Khan	37	136	5-49	27.97	3/0
FS Trueman	35	131	6-85	26.54	3/0
AV Bedser	36	130	8-75	28.30	5/0
Abdul Qadir	34	127	6-72	36.69	8/1

Just as in the batting table an Australian remains on top but, like Don Bradman, Bill O'Reilly has been trading somewhat on past glories, taking just 22 wickets in 6 Tests at an average of 32.23 in Season IV. The big mover has been Malcolm Marshall, whose 62 wickets cost just 23.74 apiece, a statistic which, allied with Viv Richards' form, gives a strong indication as to the reason behind West Indies' recent resurgence.

Stay tuned for the next post, which will give a rundown of a few of the other statistical records that have been created over the course of four seasons of ATG cricket.