Cricket Special Report: South African batsmen of the year 2010
The South African cricket team is one of the most formidable and fearful opponents in the game these days. They are also known to be the highest rated underachievers when it comes to winning major tournaments but underestimating a team like that is a mistake
that no one wants to make. One could only dream of having the talent and ability that South African batsmen possess. Here are a few of their batsmen who could prove to be a nightmare for the other team’s captain:
Anybody who has the least bit of interest in the game of cricket these days would know about
Hashim Amla. He has been the ultimate run-machine for South Africa in 2010 and it doesn’t seem like he is going to stop. Amla did not only score the highest number of runs in ODIs last year he did it with style; his 1058 came along with five
100’s, the most by any batsman in 2010. The runs came at over a run a ball (SR.104.23) with a healthy average of 75.57.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 as there is not much to choose between the two. The South-African wicket keeper made 968 runs in 2010,
his average (80.33) being the highest for any South African batsman in the calendar year and strike rate also in the 100’s. He went on to make five 100’s and four 50’s in his 16 innings last year and has been able to carry his bat four times, three of them
being 100s and one 50. He hit the highest number of sixes for a South African, 19 in total and 67 boundaries to go along with it.
Jacques Kallis, one of the veterans of world cricket, did it again last year. Batting at no.3 for South Africa, he made 593 runs in 12 innings at an average of 59.30. He understands his role well and looks to stabilize the innings in the
middle and with his experience he is a pro at reading the situation of the game. His strike rate last year has been 89.3 but he surely can up the ante when needed. Kallis scored one 100 and six 50s in 2010 and South Africa went on to win six times out of those
seven matches which goes to show how crucial his role is in this line-up.
Collin Ingram, the young sensation that the world has not seen much of, might well be the blue-eyed boy of the future. Only 8 matches old in the international cricketing arena he already has two 100s to his name. In the recent series against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, the authority with which he played showed a glimpse of talent this boy possesses; he also has the ability to score boundaries at will and is not shy of hitting sixes as well. Ingram scored 288 runs off his 7 innings at an average of 57.6 and a strike
rate of 93.81 but he has a lot more to offer then the stats suggest.
Having such experienced, explosive and talented batsman at the top can easily overshadow those coming down the order but
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742 has done what’s needed to keep the selectors interested. His recent performance in the ODI series against Pakistan has won him the reputation of a finisher and he has shown he can play spin as well as fast bowling. The pitches and
condition in UAE are not too different from those in Asia where the world cup is going to be held and someone like JP Duminy can very easily make a difference lower down the order. For someone batting so late down the order he has had an excellent average
of 61.85 in 2010. The 433 runs he scored came at a rate of 89.93 per 100 balls.
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