There’s talk around the traps that Beau’s first test was Beige and ed no where near a test match spinner.
I thought I’d see how he compares to other champion Australian spinners, after one test. Of course it’s a pretty crappy comparison as it takes no account of the wicket, days they bowled, or quality of opposition.. nevertheless here are the great leggies on an arbitrary colour scale.
White Hot
Clarrie Grimmett 1925
31.3 overs, 5 maidens, 11/82
Average: 7.45
Economy: 2.6 rpo
Strike Rate: 22.8
Red
Jack Iverson 1950
13 overs, 3 maidens, 4/43
Average: 10.75
Economy: 3.3
Strike Rate: 26
Orange
Doug Ring 1948
41 overs, 9 maidens, 6/120
Average: 20
Economy: 2.9 rpo
Strike Rate: 54.6
Cream
Richie Benaud 1952
4.3 overs, 0 maidens, 1/14
Average: 14
Economy: 3.2 rpo
Strike Rate: 14
Bone
Stuart Macgill 1998
36 overs, 8 maidens, 5/134
Average: 26.8
Economy: 3.72 rpo
Strike Rate: 43.2
Off-White
Bill O’Reilly 1932
81.4 overs, 23 maidens, 4/155
Average: 38.75
Economy: 1.9 rpo
Strike Rate: 122.5
White
Beau Casson 2008
32 overs, 4 maidens, 3/129
Average: 43
Economy: 4.03 rpo
Strike Rate: 64
Ivory
Terry Jenner 1970
28.6 overs, 7 maidens, 2/95
Average: 47.5
Economy: 3.3
Strike Rate: 115
Beige
Shane Warne 1992
45 overs, 7 maidens, 1/150
Average: 150
Economy: 3.33 rpo
Strike Rate: 27
Transparent
Kerry O’Keefe 1970
50 overs, 14 maidens, 0/116
Average: -
Economy: 2.32
Strike Rate: -
Warney was picked from left field with no good first class record behind him at a time there was no other wrist spinning option, and had to bowl to Shastri and Tendulkar in top flight.
Casson was picked on form, supposedly, ahead of a wrist spinner who had out bowled him for 3/4ers of the season and had to bowl to one test match class batsman, who smashed him for 6 an over.
What’s Clarrie Grimmett doing in a list of Australian spinners?
hey’s as Australian as Aussie Robbie
any one here tell me how to put the image on the right side of comment like you did.
Well, I was not knowing about warne’s history. But good to know from jrod. thanks