Donnelly vs Boyce
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Donnelly wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Boyce wins: Honours
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Verdict
Donnelly leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. One of five cricketers to score a hundred at Lord's in a Test, varsity match and Gentlemen v Players.
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.
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Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 218 | 631 |
| 🇧🇧 Boyce | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 279 | 601 |
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 | DonnellyRetired | BoyceRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test average | 52 | — |
| Highest Test score | 206 | — |
| First-class runs | 9,250 | — |
| First-class centuries | 23 | — |
| Tests played | 7 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Wickets in the 1975 final | — | 4 |
| Test wickets | — | 60 |
| First-class wickets | — | 852 |
| Test runs | — | 657 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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