Up until now, it was beyond a shadow of doubt that the WETT coming out of the West Indies was, barring the scab sides, the 1928-1935 sides. Now, sadly, we have a Test team that's so bad it rivals the rubbish teams of the pre-WWII era.
For starters, let's compare the batting....
Here's a comparison of Test batting averages between our current Test players and those who played more than five Tests between 1928 and 1935.
Kraigg Brathwaite 36 - Frank Martin 28 = Brathwaite
Kieran Powell 27 - Clifford Roach 30 = Roach
Shai Hope 29 - George Headley 60 = Headley
Shimron Hetmyer 25 - James Sealy 28 = Sealy
Sunil Ambris 17 - George Grant 25 = Grant
Roston Chase 33 - Rolph Grant 22 = Chase
Shane Dowrich 28 - Ivan Barrow 19 = Dowrich
Jason Holder 30 - Learie Constantine 19 = Holder
Tied at 4-4...however, at least Headley carried the pre-WWII batting like the legendary Atlas. There's no-one in this current side who can even dream of averaging 60 in Test cricket.
Look wha' we come to, eh?
Worst Ever Test Team (WETT)
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BWICBC select XI in Tests 2018
SL
1st Test 204 & 93
2nd Test 300 & 147
3rd Test 414 & 223
Bang
1st Test 406
2nd Test 354 & 129
Ind
1st Test 311 & 127
2nd Test 181 & 196
Bang
1st Test 246 & 125
2nd Test 111 & 213.
1st Inns average 280.77 #justlaugh
One point of interest : Will S Hetmyer's average rise or fall at 3
SL
1st Test 204 & 93
2nd Test 300 & 147
3rd Test 414 & 223
Bang
1st Test 406
2nd Test 354 & 129
Ind
1st Test 311 & 127
2nd Test 181 & 196
Bang
1st Test 246 & 125
2nd Test 111 & 213.
1st Inns average 280.77 #justlaugh
One point of interest : Will S Hetmyer's average rise or fall at 3