Aussies Firm for Series Clean Sweep

Thursday, 8 December 2011
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Aussies Firm for Series Clean Sweep – Martin $1,501 for Most NZ Runs

Already the dominant favourite, Australia has firmed into $1.70 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to win the Second Test against New Zealand following a wave of bets on the home side.

“70 percent of all bets so far have been on Australia to make it a clean sweep and win the Second Test,” sportsbet.com.au’s Haydn Lane said.

“That compares with 25 percent on the Draw and just five percent on the Kiwis”

Ricky Ponting is the $4.25 favourite to score the most runs in Australia’s first innings at his home track, while Chris Martin is priced at $1,501 (and drifting) to score the most runs in New Zealand’s first innings.

Second Test – Australia vs New Zealand
$1.70 Australia (in from $1.75)
$2.90 Draw (out from $2.80)
$8.40 New Zealand (out from $8.00)

Top Australia First Innings Run Scorer
$4.25 Ricky Ponting
$4.50 Michael Clarke
$5.25 David Warner, Usman Khawaja
$5.50 Michael Hussey
$6.50 Phil Hughes
$10 Ban Christian
$13 Brad Haddin
$51 Peter Siddle
$67 Mitchell Starc
$101 James Pattinson
$201 Nathan Lyon

Top New Zealand First Innings Run Scorer
$4.50 Ross Taylor
$4.75 Brendon McCullum
$5.25 Martin Guptil
$5.50 Jesse Ryder
$6.50 Kane Williamson
$7.50 BJ Watling
$8.00 Dean Brownlie
$8.50 Daniel Vettori
$21 Reece Young
$51 Doug Bracewell
$81 Tim Southee
$101 Trent Boult
$1501 Chris Martin

Top Australia First Innings Wicket Taker
$3.25 James Pattinson
$3.35 Peter Siddle
$3.70 Nathan Lyon
$3.90 Mitchell Starc
$7.00 Dan Christian
$21 Michael Clarke
$34 David Warner, Michael Hussey

Top New Zealand First Innings Wicket Taker
$3.25 Daniel Vettori
$3.40 Chris Martin
$3.60 Tim Southee
$4.00 Doug Bracewell
$4.25 Trent Boult
$26 Kane Williamson

Phil Hughes’ mode of dismissal – first innings of Second Test
$1.37 Caught behind the wicket
$2.90 Any other method of dismissal
Wicket keeper, slips and gully(s) only count as being caught behind the wicket for this market

Will Ricky Ponting score a century in the Second Test?
$1.24 No
$4.00 Yes

Will David Warner hit the fastest 50 in Test history? (Jacques Kallis 24 balls)
Yes $8.00 No $1.07

Will David Warner hit the fastest 100 in Test history? (Viv Richards 56 balls)
Yes $11 No $103

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