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Top 7 West Indian Opening Batsmen in Tests

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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 7 West Indian opening batsmen in Test Cricket since 1950.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL
3.4. ATTACKING
3.5. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Familiar Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfamiliar Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. TOP FORM AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. DIFFICULT RUNS
5.4. IMPACT INNINGS
5.5. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
7. TOP TEAMS
7.1. Top Teams In Asia
7.2. Top Teams Outside Asia
Nations Filter

This rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from West Indies.

  • The Rating of the players from West Indies remains the same as in the original OVERALL Rating.
  • Thus the Trend Setter can be from any nation and is not necessarily from West Indies.
Position Filter

This rating filters the OVERALL Rating to include performances of opening batsmen. Innings played only at the specified position are counted in this rating.

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Runs, Average, Top Inns, Strike Rate
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home and Away, Difficult Runs, Impact Inns
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is an example:-

  • TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
  • TS Points: 250.00(Max); Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • Further, they are divided into In Asia and Outside Asia.
  • A batsman’s performace is counted in TT if it comes in the specific condition and in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 50

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 200.00
Consistent Average 500.00
Big Innings Potential Top Inns (Runs) 150.00
Attacking Strike Rate 150.00

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 203 9607 180.00
1 CG Greenidge WI 1974 1991 1982.5 182 7488 140.30
2 DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 1986 201 7472 140.00
3 RC Fredericks WI 1968 1977 1972.5 108 4329 81.11
4 CC Hunte WI 1958 1967 1962.5 78 3245 60.80
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS AN Cook ENG 2006 2018 2012 278 11845 200.00
1 CH Gayle WI 2000 2014 2007 173 7029 118.68
2 SL Campbell WI 1995 2001 1998 91 2856 48.22
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS DA Warner AUS 2011 2024 2017.5 202 8747 170.00
1 KC Brathwaite WI 2011 2025 2018 188 5914 114.94

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly, it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Positions at which a batsman has played.
  • Venues at which he has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 2500

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS AVE R AVE RAT
TS UT Khawaja 72 9 3289 52.21 58.67 250.00
1 CG Greenidge 182 16 7488 45.11 47.24 201.27
2 CC Hunte 78 6 3245 45.07 46.77 199.29
3 DL Haynes 201 25 7472 42.45 44.68 190.39
4 RC Fredericks 108 7 4329 42.86 42.98 183.15
5 CH Gayle 173 10 7029 43.12 42.37 180.52
6 KC Brathwaite 188 10 5914 33.22 36.04 153.57
7 SL Campbell 91 4 2856 32.83 34.95 148.92

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS AVE R AVE RAT
TS UT Khawaja 66 9 3069 53.84 60.51 250.00
1 CG Greenidge 158 14 6316 43.86 45.93 189.76
2 CC Hunte 61 4 2428 42.60 44.20 182.63
3 DL Haynes 187 23 6859 41.82 44.02 181.86
4 CH Gayle 145 5 5956 42.54 41.80 172.68
5 RC Fredericks 88 5 3385 40.78 40.90 168.98
6 SL Campbell 76 3 2434 33.34 35.50 146.66
7 KC Brathwaite 139 7 4001 30.31 32.88 135.85

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman in the specific condition. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 7 Inns

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS V Sehwag 319 309 293 254 201* 201 195 253.14 150.00
1 CH Gayle 333 317 204 197 175 165* 150 220.14 130.45
2 CG Greenidge 226 223 214* 213 194 154* 149 196.14 116.22
3 KC Brathwaite 212 182 160 142* 134 129 126 155.00 91.85
4 CC Hunte 260 182 142 135 114 110 108* 150.14 88.97
5 DL Haynes 184 167 145 143* 143 136 131 149.86 88.80
6 RC Fredericks 169 163 150 138 120 109 104 136.14 80.67
7 SL Campbell 208 170 113 105 93 89 88 123.71 73.31

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR. Batsman who were active in earlier times benefit from this as SR was generally low earlier.

R4BF

Balls played by batsmen for many inns is not available for earlier times. When such is the case, we have used Runs For Balls Faced (R4BF) to determine the Strike Rate. This is the runs scored by the batsman for the available data of balls.

Criteria: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 2500
Min Average 25
RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 8207 9875 83.11 80.26 150.00
1 CH Gayle 7029 11572 60.74 58.98 110.24
2 CG Greenidge 6077 12373 49.12 55.76 104.21
3 RC Fredericks 2023 4361 46.39 55.12 103.02
4 DL Haynes 6905 15489 44.58 50.19 93.81
5 CC Hunte 936 2436 38.42 48.52 90.69
6 SL Campbell 2856 7075 40.37 43.47 81.25
7 KC Brathwaite 5914 14434 40.97 39.98 74.72

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500.00 pts.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON BIP ATT RAT PRI PTS
1 CG Greenidge 140.30 391.04 116.22 104.21 751.77 375.88
2 CH Gayle 118.68 353.20 130.45 110.24 712.57 356.28
3 DL Haynes 140.00 372.26 88.80 93.81 694.86 347.43
4 CC Hunte 60.80 381.92 88.97 90.69 622.38 311.19
5 RC Fredericks 81.11 352.13 80.67 103.02 616.93 308.46
6 KC Brathwaite 114.94 289.42 91.85 74.72 570.92 285.46
7 SL Campbell 48.22 295.58 73.31 81.25 498.35 249.18

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 250.00
Away 1,000.00
Familiar Conditions 250.00
Unfamiliar Conditions 1,000.00

HOME/AWAY

HOME/AWAY RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani batsmen are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DL Haynes 83 3853 56.66 49.51 835.48 208.87
2 CG Greenidge 73 3149 49.20 48.62 729.11 182.28
3 CC Hunte 35 1658 53.48 NK 675.96 168.99
4 CH Gayle 85 3323 42.06 56.31 665.69 166.42
5 RC Fredericks 52 2166 46.09 42.96 597.53 149.38
6 KC Brathwaite 91 2852 34.36 38.08 542.02 135.50
7 SL Campbell 40 1094 29.57 38.01 434.04 108.51

Away From Home

Min Innings: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 CG Greenidge 109 4339 42.54 49.40 719.88 719.88
2 CH Gayle 88 3706 44.12 65.35 688.63 688.63
3 RC Fredericks 56 2163 40.06 47.33 577.54 577.54
4 KC Brathwaite 97 3062 32.23 44.09 566.89 566.89
5 DL Haynes 118 3619 33.51 40.64 566.30 566.30
6 CC Hunte 43 1587 38.71 38.44 537.36 537.36
7 SL Campbell 51 1762 35.24 41.98 489.11 489.11

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians.
  • Familiar Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Familiar Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 CG Greenidge 147 6266 47.11 49.30 833.35 208.34
2 DL Haynes 165 6624 46.65 46.06 806.04 201.51
3 CH Gayle 138 5813 45.06 60.86 773.15 193.29
4 CC Hunte 63 2749 48.23 38.49 704.28 176.07
5 RC Fredericks 97 3876 42.59 46.39 670.58 167.65
6 KC Brathwaite 147 4808 34.59 41.07 615.41 153.85
7 SL Campbell 85 2608 32.20 40.79 541.90 135.47

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 CG Greenidge 35 1222 37.03 47.81 647.04 647.04
2 CH Gayle 35 1216 35.76 60.20 538.34 538.34
3 SL Campbell 6 248 41.33 36.36 500.00 500.00
4 KC Brathwaite 41 1106 28.36 40.56 477.75 477.75
5 RC Fredericks 11 453 45.30 NK 439.78 439.78
6 DL Haynes 36 848 24.94 35.02 434.01 434.01
7 CC Hunte 15 496 33.07 NK 403.89 403.89

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BATSMAN AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 CG Greenidge 719.88 182.28 647.04 208.34 1,757.54 175.75
2 CH Gayle 688.63 166.42 538.34 193.29 1,586.68 158.67
3 DL Haynes 566.30 208.87 434.01 201.51 1,410.69 141.07
4 RC Fredericks 577.54 149.38 439.78 167.65 1,334.35 133.43
5 KC Brathwaite 566.89 135.50 477.75 153.85 1,334.00 133.40
6 CC Hunte 537.36 168.99 403.89 176.07 1,286.31 128.63
7 SL Campbell 489.11 108.51 500.00 135.47 1,233.09 123.31

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of four parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The four secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Top Form Home 200.00
Top Form Away 800.00
Difficult Runs 500.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note about Top Form Rating:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a batsman.
  • There are two TF Ratings used in our OVERALL Rating: Home and Away.

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DL Haynes 30 1555 74.05 50.38 695.05 139.01
2 CG Greenidge 30 1652 68.83 44.88 674.16 134.83
3 CH Gayle 30 1456 50.21 57.55 631.42 126.28
4 CC Hunte 30 1403 51.96 NK 594.43 118.89
5 RC Fredericks 30 1368 50.67 42.73 544.54 108.91
6 KC Brathwaite 30 1133 40.46 36.23 494.73 98.95
7 SL Campbell 30 897 32.04 37.64 408.74 81.75

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 CH Gayle 30 1626 58.07 71.35 781.78 625.43
2 CG Greenidge 30 1433 51.18 52.90 726.15 580.92
3 RC Fredericks 30 1275 43.97 63.09 638.61 510.89
4 CC Hunte 30 1286 45.93 38.54 608.30 486.64
5 KC Brathwaite 30 1373 49.04 46.10 607.54 486.03
6 DL Haynes 30 1216 50.67 42.18 579.98 463.98
7 SL Campbell 30 1302 44.90 43.55 578.76 463.00

DIFFICULT RUNS

DIFF RNS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Difficult Runs are runs scored in the first and fourth innings after losing the toss.
  • Only performances against Top Teams are considered in this rating.

Min Innings: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DL Haynes 44 1430 43.33 44.44 833.47 416.74
2 CG Greenidge 38 1201 36.39 46.08 735.45 367.72
3 CC Hunte 11 503 50.30 36.73 613.67 306.84
4 CH Gayle 25 795 34.57 65.81 612.03 306.02
5 RC Fredericks 19 585 34.41 43.71 558.71 279.35
6 KC Brathwaite 28 646 25.84 42.75 531.42 265.71
7 SL Campbell 17 435 29.00 37.44 452.36 226.18

IMPACT INNINGS

Impact Innings (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact in terms of runs or Strike Rate. Know All About II. Points to note about II:-

  • 1st & 2nd and 3rd & 4th innings are clubbed together.
  • A Batsman should score at least 30 runs to qualify.
  • An Inn is included in II if it is 20% of the total runs of the higher total or
  • The runs are more than 12.5% of the total runs and
  • The SR is high or in a successful chase while being Not Out.

Min Innings: 50

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II/Dis% RAT WTG
1 CG Greenidge 166 42 25.30 684.49 684.49
2 DL Haynes 176 46 26.14 666.34 666.34
3 CH Gayle 163 37 22.70 650.07 650.07
4 RC Fredericks 101 22 21.78 535.66 535.66
5 KC Brathwaite 178 32 17.98 504.78 504.78
6 CC Hunte 72 14 19.44 432.32 432.32
7 SL Campbell 87 13 14.94 406.56 406.56

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250.00 pts.

RANK BATSMAN TF HM TF AW DIF RNS II TOT SEC RAT
1 CG Greenidge 134.83 580.92 367.72 684.49 1,767.97 176.80
2 CH Gayle 126.28 625.43 306.02 650.07 1,707.80 170.78
3 DL Haynes 139.01 463.98 416.74 666.34 1,686.07 168.61
4 RC Fredericks 108.91 510.89 279.35 535.66 1,434.81 143.48
5 KC Brathwaite 98.95 486.03 265.71 504.78 1,355.46 135.55
6 CC Hunte 118.89 486.64 306.84 432.32 1,344.68 134.47
7 SL Campbell 81.75 463.00 226.18 406.56 1,177.49 117.75

OVERALL RATING

The OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK OV RANK BATSMAN NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 9 CG Greenidge WI 375.88 175.75 176.80 728.43
2 14 CH Gayle WI 356.28 158.67 170.78 685.73
3 17 DL Haynes WI 347.43 141.07 168.61 657.11
4 38 RC Fredericks WI 308.46 133.43 143.48 585.38
5 42 CC Hunte WI 311.19 128.63 134.47 574.29
6 50 KC Brathwaite WI 285.46 133.40 135.55 554.41
7 66 SL Campbell WI 249.18 123.31 117.75 490.24

TOP TEAMS

Top Teams In Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1950s AUS WI PAK IND ENG
1960s WI AUS PAK IND NZ ENG
1970s PAK ENG IND WI SA
1980s PAK WI ENG NZ IND
1990s IND PAK SA AUS SL WI
2000s AUS IND SL PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG NZ SA
2020s IND AUS PAK NZ ENG SL

Top Teams Outside Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1950s AUS ENG WI SA
1960s ENG AUS WI SA NZ
1970s SA ENG WI AUS IND
1980s WI NZ AUS ENG PAK
1990s AUS SA WI PAK ENG NZ
2000s AUS ENG SA IND NZ PAK
2010s SA AUS ENG NZ IND PAK
2020s AUS ENG NZ SA IND WI

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