Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of international cricket centuries by Gary Kirsten/archive1

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The list was promoted by Giants2008 10:01, 11 March 2013 (UTC) [1].[reply]

List of international cricket centuries by Gary Kirsten[edit]

Featured list candidates/List of international cricket centuries by Gary Kirsten/archive1

Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk · contribs), Vensatry (talk · contribs)

Just when you thought it was safe to return to FLC, along comes another international cricket centuries list. Vensatry (talk · contribs) created the basic article, I tidied it up a bit.... ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:10, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Chris, for considering me as a co-nom. Would be glad to work with you. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 15:55, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Chamal ^T•C 12:32, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

;Comments

A few things worth mentioning in the article:

He's tied for third place in SA ODI centuries with AB de Villiers.
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:39, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
He's second in the list of SA double-centurions, behind Graeme Smith (4).
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:36, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
SA won all but one of the ODI matches where he scored a century. Might be worth mentioning in the lead.
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 16:35, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Did he not manage to score any centuries as captain?
- No, he did not -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:49, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
His 188 was the second highest ODI score at the time, behind Viv Richards by just 1 run.
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:29, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Consider moving the line In Test matches, he scored centuries against all other Test cricket playing nations, and was the first player to achieve the feat somewhere to the end of the paragraph discussing Test centuries. It kind of looks out of place where it is now before his first century is even mentioned. Chamal ^T•C 16:05, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:29, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support Looks good. BTW, I thought I had provided sources along with my comments; sorry about that. Looks like you didn't have a problem anyway. Chamal ^T•C 12:41, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 08:29, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

"... played as an opener, Kirsten played ...." repetitive.
- Fixed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"in Test and ODI matches on " repetitive again...
- Fixed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"1996/97 series against India" is there a link for this series, even a red one?
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:20, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"for almost 14 hours.[2]" for non-cricket fans I'd suggest you say over how long that 14-hour slog lasted...
- Done (think it makes it clear-ish.....) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:27, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"the second longest" shouldn't that be hyphenated?
- Fixed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do non-experts know what a "series" is when you talk about the most prolific "series"?
- Done - couldn't think of any coherent way to work it into the prose so added a footnote....... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:02, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - To keep it more simple I've linked it to wiktionary. Hope you won't mind. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 11:34, 25 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    - Fine by me -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:59, 25 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
" recorded by Graeme Smith[4][5] In" missing punc.
- Fixed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"all other Test cricket playing nations" worth somehow noting that at the time that was nine, now it's ten (because of Bangladesh).
- Done (worded as well as I could manage.....) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"His highest score in one-day cricket" one-day or one-day international?
- Fixed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Complete sentences in the key table should use a full stop.
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Bourda Cricket Ground, Georgetown," spare comma.
- Fixed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
S/R isn't in the key.
- Done. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 04:25, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nor is balls.
- Done. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 04:25, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"ESPNCricinfo" or "ESPNcricinfo"?
- Done. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 04:25, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man (talk) 20:57, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I have absolutely no knowledge of cricket other than a basic overview, but seeing as ChrisTheDude is helping 2001 NFL Draft (a topic he knows nothing about) avoid demotion I feel like I should give some input here. The prose quality is excellent, and very readable. The tables are easy to read (flags are a nice touch there) and all sorting functions work, and the key is very clear. I can't really see any issues here that violate criteria. Overall, this is very good list so great work here. Toa Nidhiki05 02:44, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Zia Khan 15:56, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comments –

Link batsman and innings at first usage.
...second Test of the 1996/97 tour against India. → second Test of the 1996/97 series against India.
It would be better if you mention whose innings was the longest by adding a note or something.
His highest score in one-day international cricket.... → ODIs or ODI cricket...
As of January 2013 this.... comma after 2013
it was the second highest → second-highest, for consistency as you have "second-longest" earlier in the text.
In ODI list balls column doesn't sort correctly. Zia Khan 06:54, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- All done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:56, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Meets the standards. Zia Khan 15:56, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comments – I think the slash in "1996/97 series" is better off as an en dash for purposes of following the MoS. That's about all I saw, though. Giants2008 (Talk) 23:18, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Done. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 06:06, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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