5 Test batsmen who have performed brilliantly away, but have been mediocre at home
In cricket, playing in home conditions is generally considered a less arduous task than playing in away conditions. Batsmen prefer to play in home conditions as they have played in those conditions since their childhood and are comfortable in taking on the opposition in home conditions.Most of the batsmen in the world have good home record and a slightly less impressive away record. But there have been some curious cases in the game where batsmen have struggled in home conditions but achieved great heights in away games.Let’s have a look at 5 such test batsmen who have a brilliant away record but not so impressive home record.
#5 Warren Bardsley
“I cannot imagine a nicer type of fellow. I probably played against him as often as any Englishman and he was one of the best left-handers of the upright, classical school that I have ever seen”. This is what Sir Jack Hobbs said of Warren Bardsley.
Bardsley is one of the best left-handers that Australia has ever produced. A brilliant batsman, Bardsley played 41 tests for Australia and scored 2469 runs at an average of 40.47. He is also amongst those unique batsmen who struggled at home but succeeded overseas.
| Number of home innings | Runs in home conditions | Home Average | Number of away innings | Runs in away conditions | Away Average | Difference |
| 32 | 1101 | 35.51 | 34 | 1368 | 45.60 | -10.083 |
Bardsley’s record shows how much he succeeded in away conditions but his home conditions turned out to be troublesome for him. Nevertheless, his overall record still holds him in good stead amongst other Australian greats.