Wednesday, 30 March 2005
Player ratings
A new feature over at Cricinfo is the publication of player ratings at the end of a series. Each player who contributed is marked out of 10 and a justification for that rating is given. Peter English has been given the task for the New Zealand vs Australia series and he has been very harsh, but fair. Of the New Zealanders only Dan Vettori (8), Hamish Marshall (7.5), Nathan Astle (6.5) and James Franklin (6) received a rating higher than 5, but Franklin can count himself a better performer than Jason Gillespie (5.5), Michael Kasprowicz (5.5), Matthew Hayden (4) and Michael Clarke (3). Sitting equal and below Clarke were Stephen Fleming (3), Ian O'Brien (3), Chris Martin (2), James Marshall (2), Paul Wiseman (2) and Craig McMillan (1 - ouch!). I feel a little sorry for James Marshall and Paul Wiseman - who both managed at least one average score with the bat in the only test they played along with one piece of brilliance (Marshall's run-out of Clarke and Wiseman's ball to bowl Martyn).
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Interesting ratings. I think Kasprowicz was a bit better than he was rated - I think he was more consistent than Gillespie. Although Kasprowicz had a remarkable ability to get wickets through batsmen dragging the ball back onto the stumps - I recall seeing at least three dismissals that way.
Rather disputable.
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