Go to the following page:
http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Countries/CountryTeamComparison.asp
Choose any two teams to compare their test statistics head-to-head on any specific date. For instance, I decided to compare India and Pakistan during different eras. Pre-1975 WC, Pre 1979 WC, Pre 1983 WC…Pre-2003 WC. The data makes for an interesting read. Some interesting points:
6th June 1975:
Pakistan:
Team Aggregate Runs 11304
Team Batting Average 298.85
Team Hundreds 21
Team Aggregate Wickets 295
Team Bowling Average 346.86
Team Catches 187
India:
11095 Team Aggregate Runs
288.25 Team Batting Average
17 Team Hundreds
452 Team Aggregate Wickets
338.25 Team Bowling Average
218 Team Catches
8th June 1979:
Pakistan:
Team Aggregate Runs 18198
Team Batting Average 371.52
Team Hundreds 43
Team Aggregate Wickets 426
Team Bowling Average 331.02
Team Catches 332
India:
15560 Team Aggregate Runs
332.03 Team Batting Average
33 Team Hundreds
480 Team Aggregate Wickets
317.68 Team Bowling Average
267 Team Catches
Notice how our batting (avg and aggregate & team hundreds) is better than India, and bowling worse. Interesting how this trend took a U-turn over the years:
8th June 1983:
Pakistan
Team Aggregate Runs 18677
Team Batting Average 371.35
Team Hundreds 37
Team Aggregate Wickets 556
Team Bowling Average 343.42
Team Catches 365
India:
23134 Team Aggregate Runs
341.53 Team Batting Average
49 Team Hundreds
495 Team Aggregate Wickets
344.30 Team Bowling Average
390 Team Catches
^Bowling improving, batting going down!!
FewerAggregate runs, fewer hundreds. More wickets, better bowling average.
7th Oct. 1987:
Pakistan:
Team Aggregate Runs 17866
Team Batting Average 342.35
Team Hundreds 37
Team Aggregate Wickets 679
Team Bowling Average 308.83
Team Catches 279
India:
30957 Team Aggregate Runs
360.17 Team Batting Average
80 Team Hundreds
689 Team Aggregate Wickets
358.88 Team Bowling Average
381 Team Catches
Notice the difference in agg. runs and team hundreds!!! Gavaskar, and lala Amarnath in full swing. :eek:
21st Feb. 1992:
Pakistan:
Team Aggregate Runs 20691
Team Batting Average 296.64
Team Hundreds 47
Team Aggregate Wickets 660
Team Bowling Average 269.67
Team Catches 240
22150 Team Aggregate Runs
364.92 Team Batting Average
45 Team Hundreds
487 Team Aggregate Wickets
370.84 Team Bowling Average
328 Team Catches
Look at the bowling figures. This is a Pakistani team which boasts the likes of Imran Khan, Waseem Akram, Waqar Younis, and Aaqib Javed.
13th feb. 1996.
Pakistan:
Team Aggregate Runs 16689
Team Batting Average 290.20
Team Hundreds 27
Team Aggregate Wickets 610
Team Bowling Average 296.26
Team Catches 270
India:
12849 Team Aggregate Runs
321.16 Team Batting Average
33 Team Hundreds
320 Team Aggregate Wickets
333.41 Team Bowling Average
182 Team Catches
I dont know what happened to Indian batting there, but it appears Pakistan bowling had peaked by 1996??
14th May, 1999.
Pakistan:
Team Aggregate Runs 15552
Team Batting Average 317.86
Team Hundreds 35
Team Aggregate Wickets 527
Team Bowling Average 295.16
Team Catches 258
India:
19279 Team Aggregate Runs
350.77 Team Batting Average
53 Team Hundreds
360 Team Aggregate Wickets
345.59 Team Bowling Average
341 Team Catches
8th Feb. 2003.
Pakistan:
Team Aggregate Runs 14940
Team Batting Average 271.03
Team Hundreds 36
Team Aggregate Wickets 619
Team Bowling Average (5) 358.05
Team Catches 213
India:
23576 Team Aggregate Runs
306.38 Team Batting Average
62 Team Hundreds
320 Team Aggregate Wickets
376.50 Team Bowling Average
314 Team Catches
Some very interesting trends there. Excuse the code if its a little messed up. First time doing it.
