Test Cricketers' Ratings

[Donny]

Hayden back on top of batting rankings

Lynn McConnell

October 14, 2003



Not only did Matthew Hayden's world record score of 380 deny Brian Lara ownership of the record, it also removed him from No 1 placing on the PwC ratings of Test batsmen. It is not Hayden's first appearance at the head of the rankings, that occurred a year ago against Pakistan.

He had not been out of the top three since then. But the Perth innings could still not displace Lara from the ranking as the scorer of the highest-rated innings. That is still regarded as his 213 at Kingston in 1999, while VVS Laxman's 281 at Kolkata in 2001, is also ahead of him as both were scored against strong Australian attacks. The fact that Hayden scored his runs against the weak Zimbabwe bowling downgrades his performance according to the ratings.

TEN TOP RATED TEST INNINGS SINCE 1990 ACCORDING TO PwC:

213 Brian Lara v Australia, Kingston, 1999
281 VVS Laxman v Australia, Kolkata 2001
154* Graham Gooch v West Indies, Headingley 1991
329 Inzamam-ul-Haq v NZ, Lahore 2002
380 Matthew Hayden v Zim, Perth 2003
188* Saeed Anwar v Ind, Kolkata 1999
333 Graham Gooch v Ind, Lord's 1990
375 Brian Lara v England, St John's 1994
226 Gordon Greenidge v Aus, Bridgetown 1991
274* Stephen Fleming v SL, Colombo 2003

[Donny]

Latest rankings - after Perth and Ahmedabad Tests.


Pos. Change Batsman Country Rating Average

1 +2 Matthew Hayden AUS 893 56.75

2 -1 Brian Lara WI 887 51.56

3 +4 Rahul Dravid IND 849 55.22

4 +2 Adam Gilchrist AUS 825 61.06

5 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 805 49.54

6 -4 Sachin Tendulkar IND 804 56.94

6 -2 Ricky Ponting AUS 804 50.97

8 +1 Marcus Trescothick ENG 751 43.11

9 +1 Jacques Kallis SA 746 49.20

10 +1 Herschelle Gibbs SA 742 44.81

11 +1 Kumar Sangakkara SL 737 48.20

12 +2 Steve Waugh AUS 733 51.20

[Donny]

Bowlers.

1 Shaun Pollock SA 867 20.71

2 Muttiah Muralitharan SL 861 23.55

3 Glenn McGrath AUS 840 21.72

4 +2 Jason Gillespie AUS 766 24.55

5 -1 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 760 25.60

6 -1 Harbhajan Singh IND 741 26.90

7 Jacques Kallis SA 719 28.35

8 +1 Anil Kumble IND 700 27.96

9 -1 Stuart MacGill AUS 674 26.31

14 +2 Mervyn Dillon WI 619 32.24

15 +3 Shane Bond NZ 607 24.30

16 -3 Daryl Tuffey NZ 602 28.81

17 Heath Streak ZIM 574 27.55

18 +1 Chaminda Vaas SL 572 30.68

19 +1 Brett Lee AUS 565 29.82

[Donny]

1 Matthew Hayden AUS 895 57.67

2 Brian Lara WI 887 51.56

3 +3 Ricky Ponting AUS 847 52.73

4 -1 Rahul Dravid IND 809 54.38

5 -1 Adam Gilchrist AUS 806 60.25

6 -1 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 797 49.54

7 -1 Sachin Tendulkar IND 779 56.57

8 +6 Mark Richardson NZ 765 49.37

9 -1 Marcus Trescothick ENG 751 43.11

10 +1 Kumar Sangakkara SL 737 48.20

11 -1 Herschelle Gibbs SA 735 44.77

12 Steve Waugh AUS 731 51.25

[Donny]

Bowlers:

The biggest movers are Daryl Tuffey up 9 places to 7 and Danish Kaneria up 10 to 16.

1 +1 Muttiah Muralitharan SL 861 23.55

2 -1 Shaun Pollock SA 855 20.87

3 Glenn McGrath AUS 831 21.72

4 +1 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 799 25.08

5 -1 Jason Gillespie AUS 758 24.55

6 Harbhajan Singh IND 721 27.53

7 +9 Daryl Tuffey NZ 692 27.15

7 Jacques Kallis SA 692 28.79

9 -1 Anil Kumble IND 679 28.23

10 -1 Stuart MacGill AUS 667 26.31

11 +1 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 643 29.00

12 +1 Waqar Younis PAK 624 23.56

13 +1 Mervyn Dillon WI 619 32.24

14 -4 Makhaya Ntini SA 618 30.61

15 -4 Zaheer Khan IND 612 34.21

16 +10 Danish Kaneria PAK 607 24.97

[couragous cloke]

west indies have 2 tests against Zimbabwe....

that will change VERY quickly

[HAL]

Oh. . . . I see.

Do you mean Bliggy and Streaky will move into the top ten?

[Donny]

Pollock tops world ratings
From correspondents in London
October 29, 2003

SOUTH AFRICAN paceman Shaun Pollock has regained top spot in the PricewaterhouseCoopers weekly Test bowling ratings.

Australia's Glenn McGrath (third), Jason Gillespie (fifth) and leg-spinner Stuart MacGill (10th) – all absent from the tri-series tour of India through injury – feature in the top 10.

Pollock took 6-78 in the first innings and 1-27 in the second during the drawn second Test with Pakistan in Faisalabad.

England's Steve Harmison climbed to 19th after his nine wickets in the first Test with Bangladesh. Harmison has been ruled out of the second Test with a back injury.

Australian opener Matthew Hayden, who hit a world record individual Test score of 380 against Zimbabwe early this month, heads the batting ratings with compatriots Ricky Ponting (third) and Adam Gilchrist (fifth).

Victorious England captain Michael Vaughan moved back into the top 10 after hitting an unbeaten 81 in the second innings of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Top 10 batsmen

Player Country Points Average

1. Matthew Hayden Australia 895 57.67

2. Brian Lara West Indies 887 51.55

3. Ricky Ponting Australia 847 52.73

4. Rahul Dravid India 809 54.37

5. Adam Gilchrist Australia 806 60.25

6. Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan 792 49.41

7. Sachin Tendulkar India 779 56.57

8. Marcus Trescothick England 774 43.91

9. Mark Richardson New Zealand 765 49.36 10. Michael Vaughan England 759 47.76

Top 10 bowlers

1. Shaun Pollock South Africa 870 20.73

2. Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 861 23.55

3. Glenn McGrath Australia 831 21.71

4. Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan 791 25.08

5. Jason Gillespie Australia 758 24.55

6. Harbhajan Singh India 721 27.53

7. Daryl Tuffey New Zealand 692 27.14

8. Anil Kumble India 679 28.23

9. Jacques Kallis South Africa 673 29.12

10. Stuart MacGill Australia 667 26.30