Cork vs Bakewell
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Bakewell wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Cork wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Bakewell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Scored 107 in the 1933 Oval Test before a car crash ended his career.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Cork | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 325 | 683 |
| 🇬🇧 Bakewell | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 254 | 610 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | CorkRetired | BakewellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 131 | — |
| Test hat-tricks | 1 | — |
| Best innings figures on debut | 7 | — |
| First-class wickets | 989 | — |
| Tests played | 37 | — |
| Test runs | — | 409 |
| Test centuries | — | 1 |
| First-class runs | — | 14,570 |
| First-class centuries | — | 31 |
| Highest score | — | 257 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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