Tom Latham. #Statchat
3One of the beauties about test cricket and #statchat is that even when things are not going particularly well there are normally some statistics to purr over. This test against Pakistan is proof of that.
So, thanks to Gautam Bhimani here are the best stats around Tom Latham’s maiden test century from last night.
Latham became part of the third father and son combination by New Zealanders to score a test century. The previous two being Walter and Sir Richard Hadlee, and Ken and Hamish Rutherford.
Only one New Zealand opener has passed 50 in test matches in 2014. That is Latham, and he has done it four times now.
He became the third youngest NZ test centurion as an opener. The two younger than him (Turner and Edgar) also scored their centuries against Pakistan.
He came in to bat when he was exactly 22 years and 222 days old. And he scored his century on 11/11.
If you think that is the end of it you are mistaken.
More on the 222 and 11/11 spookiness. He faced 222 balls.
LEG BREAK said :
He came in to bat when he was exactly 22 years and 222 days old. And he scored his century on 11/11.
If you think that is the end of it you are mistaken.
More on the 222 and 11/11 spookiness. He faced 222 balls.
signman said :
Yeah, very weird when numbers like that come up… one thing for sure we now have a opener in Latham that’s going to be a very good asset for us, thought Rutherford was going to be a good opener ? but his lack of patience always seems to let him down.
About Rutherford Jr…you know what they say: The apple never falls far from the tree. Exciting to watch once ‘in’-but therein lies the nub of the matter. Still clearly recall his 171 on debut vs a strong England lineup though. There’s obviously something quite special about any player who can achieve a thing like that straight off. Meanwhile Tom Latham looks like he has a very functional, compact-type technique that could perhaps also see off much pacier opening attacks on wickets that don’t resemble a suburban driveway. Here’s hoping. The Spotter.
No doubt Rutherford Jr. has a ton of talent, needs to control his aggression & get his shot selections right as well, the bloke is running out of chances, has to make a big impression in his next test… yeah, Latham is a very good compact player, he’ll go consistently well against quick pace bowling too, has an excellent temperament, reminds me a bit of a Kane Williamson sort of player.