ESPN players of 2011, as decided by the numbers

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ESPN Awards ......


HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF TEAM RUNS
(Cut-off: five Tests)

Darren Bravo
In 2011, Dareen Bravo scored 949 runs out of West Indies' total of 5090, a percentage of 18.64. Four others had percentages of between 18 and 18.5, which makes this easily the most closely contested category. The others were Ian Bell (18.46% of England's runs), Kumar Sangakkara (18.29%), Rahul Dravid (18.25%) and Shakib Al Hasan (18.11%).

BEST STRIKE RATE

Fidel Edwards
His 32 Test wickets in 2011 came at a strike rate of 47.3 balls per wicket, which was marginally better than Stuart Broad's 49.1. Steyn had a strike rate of 38.2 balls per wicket, but he played only five Tests in 2011 and missed the 30-wicket cut-off.

BEST THIRD- AND FOURTH-INNINGS BOWLER
(cut-off: 15 wickets)

Vernon Philander
It's a time when spinners usually prosper, but in 2011, Vernon Philander had the best average in the third and fourth innings in Tests. He took five-fors in each of the three innings he bowled in, and averaged 8.93 runs per wicket. Darren Sammy averaged 20, Herath 20.81, and James Anderson 22.05.


Oh Nooooooooo Scammy second ........oh Gord .

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We're stuck with him for life now....