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Best and worst performers after 35 years of age - Tables

Travis Basevi
09-Jan-2007

Batting average when 35 years and older greater than when below 35 (qualification: 20 innings when 35+, 20 when not)
Player Span Young Runs Ave 100 Old Runs Ave 100 Diff
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1992 70 2770 32.97 4 18 1037 61.00 2 28.023
JG Wright (NZ) 1978-1993 63 3635 33.34 7 19 1699 53.09 5 19.745
G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2004 87 6058 42.96 16 14 1231 61.55 5 18.585
EAB Rowan (SA) 1935-1951 12 727 34.61 0 14 1238 51.58 3 16.964
B Mitchell (SA) 1929-1949 32 2399 45.26 5 10 1072 59.55 3 14.291
JE Emburey (Eng) 1978-1995 46 1027 19.01 0 18 686 31.18 0 12.163
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1969-1985 46 3023 40.85 7 32 2039 52.28 5 11.430
TW Graveney (Eng) 1951-1969 49 2687 40.10 4 30 2195 51.04 7 10.942
GA Gooch (Eng) 1975-1995 66 4337 37.71 8 52 4563 48.54 12 10.829
MH Mankad (India) 1946-1959 18 796 25.67 2 26 1313 36.47 3 10.794
IWG Johnson (Aus) 1946-1956 28 540 15.00 0 17 460 25.55 0 10.555
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak) 1992-2006 97 7052 48.97 20 19 1563 57.88 5 8.916
CH Lloyd (WI) 1966-1985 65 4594 43.75 11 45 2921 52.16 8 8.408
DG Bradman (Aus) 1928-1948 37 5093 97.94 21 15 1903 105.72 8 7.779
R Illingworth (Eng) 1958-1973 23 456 18.24 0 38 1380 25.55 2 7.315
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 63 2304 25.60 1 23 820 32.80 1 7.200
AJ Lamb (Eng) 1982-1992 57 3098 34.04 9 22 1558 41.00 5 6.956
AD Nourse (SA) 1935-1951 14 1097 49.86 3 20 1863 56.45 6 6.590
RD Jacobs (WI) 1998-2004 45 1730 26.61 2 20 847 32.57 1 5.961
Asif Iqbal (Pak) 1964-1980 45 2748 37.64 8 13 827 43.52 3 5.882
FE Woolley (Eng) 1909-1934 32 1565 33.29 1 32 1718 39.04 4 5.747
DJ Richardson (SA) 1992-1998 17 552 22.08 0 25 807 26.03 1 3.952
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 92 5909 41.61 15 24 1578 45.08 3 3.473
SR Waugh (Aus) 1985-2004 128 8373 50.43 22 40 2554 53.20 10 2.768
BE Congdon (NZ) 1965-1978 38 2161 31.31 3 23 1287 33.86 4 2.549
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2006 112 2326 16.26 0 30 692 18.70 0 2.436
EAS Prasanna (India) 1962-1978 35 544 11.10 0 14 191 12.73 0 1.631
AW Nourse (SA) 1902-1924 30 1432 29.22 0 15 802 30.84 1 1.621
KF Barrington (Eng) 1955-1968 61 5075 58.33 14 21 1731 59.68 6 1.356
LR Gibbs (WI) 1958-1976 50 337 6.60 0 29 151 7.94 0 1.339

Batting average when 35 years and older less than when below 35 (qualification: 20 innings when 35+, 20 when not)
Player Span Young Runs Ave 100 Old Runs Ave 100 Diff
MW Gatting (Eng) 1978-1995 68 3870 37.57 9 11 539 25.66 1 -11.906
AR Border (Aus) 1978-1994 115 8701 53.38 23 41 2473 42.63 4 -10.742
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1991-2006 88 5757 42.64 12 18 1003 32.35 2 -10.289
W Bardsley (Aus) 1909-1926 20 1490 45.15 5 21 979 34.96 1 -10.187
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991 87 6433 53.16 20 34 2107 43.00 4 -10.165
CG Greenidge (WI) 1974-1991 71 5033 48.39 12 37 2525 38.84 7 -9.548
MC Cowdrey (Eng) 1954-1975 92 6346 45.98 18 22 1278 36.51 4 -9.471
H Sutcliffe (Eng) 1924-1935 32 2960 64.34 12 22 1595 55.00 4 -9.347
WAS Oldfield (Aus) 1920-1937 20 699 27.96 0 34 728 19.15 0 -8.802
KC Wessels (Aus/SA) 1982-1994 25 1894 44.04 4 15 894 35.76 2 -8.286
JJ Kelly (Aus) 1896-1905 18 397 20.89 0 18 267 13.35 0 -7.544
HP Tillakaratne (SL) 1989-2004 70 3841 44.14 9 13 704 37.05 2 -7.096
SM Gavaskar (India) 1971-1987 99 8394 52.46 30 26 1728 45.47 4 -6.988
FMM Worrell (WI) 1948-1963 32 2691 51.75 8 19 1169 44.96 1 -6.788
PH Edmonds (Eng) 1975-1987 35 680 19.42 0 16 195 13.00 0 -6.428
ATW Grout (Aus) 1957-1966 27 576 18.00 0 24 314 11.62 0 -6.370
EJ Chatfield (NZ) 1975-1989 23 126 11.45 0 20 54 5.40 0 -6.054
M Amarnath (India) 1969-1988 51 3457 43.75 9 18 921 38.37 2 -5.384
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 93 769 9.04 0 39 167 4.28 0 -4.765
DCS Compton (Eng) 1937-1957 49 3718 51.63 14 29 2089 47.47 3 -4.161
VS Hazare (India) 1946-1953 13 1095 49.77 4 17 1097 45.70 3 -4.064
AJ Stewart (Eng) 1990-2003 75 5153 41.22 10 58 3310 37.19 5 -4.032
L Hutton (Eng) 1937-1955 53 4866 57.92 13 26 2105 53.97 6 -3.954
KR Miller (Aus) 1946-1956 41 2166 38.00 4 14 792 34.43 3 -3.565
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 80 1188 13.20 0 18 251 9.65 0 -3.546
HW Taylor (SA) 1912-1932 19 1484 42.40 4 23 1452 39.24 3 -3.156
RB Kanhai (WI) 1957-1974 61 5056 48.15 12 18 1171 45.03 3 -3.113
WR Hammond (Eng) 1927-1947 66 5618 59.13 17 19 1631 56.24 5 -2.895
TG Evans (Eng) 1946-1959 66 1831 21.29 2 25 608 18.42 0 -2.866
W Rhodes (Eng) 1899-1930 42 1676 31.03 1 16 649 28.21 1 -2.819

More runs when over 35 years old
Player Span Young Runs Ave 100 Old Runs Ave 100 Diff
EH Hendren (Eng) 1920-1935 7 336 24.00 0 44 3189 53.15 7 2853
BL D'Oliveira (Eng) 1966-1972 4 256 42.66 0 40 2228 39.78 5 1972
DL Houghton (Zim) 1992-1997 0 0 - 0 22 1464 43.05 4 1464
RW Taylor (Eng) 1971-1984 1 4 4.00 0 56 1152 16.45 0 1148
E Paynter (Eng) 1931-1939 7 291 36.37 0 13 1249 69.38 4 958
R Illingworth (Eng) 1958-1973 23 456 18.24 0 38 1380 25.55 2 924
AD Nourse (SA) 1935-1951 14 1097 49.86 3 20 1863 56.45 6 766
JM Brearley (Eng) 1976-1981 8 340 24.28 0 31 1102 22.48 0 762
GE Tyldesley (Eng) 1921-1929 3 124 41.33 0 11 866 57.73 3 742
WG Grace (Eng) 1880-1899 2 197 65.66 1 20 901 29.06 1 704
AL Hassett (Aus) 1938-1953 19 1192 45.84 3 24 1881 47.02 7 689
PN Kirsten (SA) 1992-1994 0 0 - 0 12 626 31.30 1 626
MH Mankad (India) 1946-1959 18 796 25.67 2 26 1313 36.47 3 517
EAB Rowan (SA) 1935-1951 12 727 34.61 0 14 1238 51.58 3 511
JB Hobbs (Eng) 1908-1930 28 2465 57.32 5 33 2945 56.63 10 480
J Ryder (Aus) 1920-1929 8 466 46.60 1 12 928 54.58 2 462
CV Grimmett (Aus) 1925-1936 4 62 15.50 0 33 495 13.75 0 433
PL Symcox (SA) 1993-1998 5 160 26.66 0 15 581 29.05 1 421
DS de Silva (SL) 1982-1984 0 0 - 0 12 406 21.36 0 406
AJ Richardson (Aus) 1924-1926 0 0 - 0 9 403 31.00 1 403

Bowling average when 35 years and older better than when below 35 (qualification: 2000 balls when 35+, 2000 when not)
Player Span Young Wkts Ave 5 Old Wkts Ave 5 Diff
TL Goddard (SA) 1955-1970 33 88 29.55 4 8 35 17.85 1 -11.699
R Illingworth (Eng) 1958-1973 23 35 38.80 0 38 87 28.14 3 -10.650
SF Barnes (Eng) 1901-1914 9 50 20.96 6 18 139 14.80 18 -6.154
H Trumble (Aus) 1890-1904 24 91 23.91 5 8 50 17.92 4 -5.992
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 93 339 25.95 13 39 180 21.61 9 -4.341
GS Sobers (WI) 1954-1974 81 205 34.52 6 12 30 30.73 0 -3.788
JR Reid (NZ) 1949-1965 42 60 34.18 0 16 25 31.36 1 -2.823
G Giffen (Aus) 1881-1896 23 60 28.10 4 8 43 25.69 3 -2.402
BE Congdon (NZ) 1965-1978 38 26 37.57 0 23 33 35.66 1 -1.910
JC Laker (Eng) 1948-1959 32 139 21.75 7 14 54 19.94 2 -1.810
IWG Johnson (Aus) 1946-1956 28 70 29.80 2 17 39 28.10 1 -1.697
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 63 315 22.63 25 23 116 21.39 11 -1.235
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 80 337 21.16 20 18 68 20.11 2 -1.048
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2006 112 527 25.47 27 30 167 25.37 9 -0.103
FMM Worrell (WI) 1948-1963 32 48 38.68 2 19 21 38.80 0 0.122
GD McGrath (Aus) 1993-2006 106 481 21.43 25 15 70 22.85 4 1.424
EJ Chatfield (NZ) 1975-1989 23 70 31.54 3 20 53 33.01 0 1.476
PH Edmonds (Eng) 1975-1987 35 91 33.41 2 16 34 36.23 0 2.817
EAS Prasanna (India) 1962-1978 35 152 29.82 9 14 37 32.64 1 2.819
A Kumble (India) 1990-2006 97 465 28.38 29 13 68 31.30 4 2.921
MH Mankad (India) 1946-1959 18 74 30.22 2 26 88 34.07 6 3.849
MW Tate (Eng) 1924-1935 26 118 25.16 6 13 37 29.35 1 4.190
DN Patel (NZ) 1987-1997 22 41 40.14 3 15 34 44.35 0 4.206
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1992 70 311 22.19 21 18 51 26.56 2 4.372
PI Pocock (Eng) 1968-1985 17 47 43.04 3 8 20 47.65 0 4.607
LR Gibbs (WI) 1958-1976 50 209 27.54 13 29 100 32.32 5 4.774
KR Miller (Aus) 1946-1956 41 119 21.39 4 14 51 26.66 3 5.271
RR Lindwall (Aus) 1946-1960 51 199 22.28 11 10 29 28.13 1 5.851
B Yardley (Aus) 1978-1983 25 95 29.66 4 8 31 37.67 2 8.014
FE Woolley (Eng) 1909-1934 32 55 30.92 3 32 28 39.78 1 8.858

Bowling average when 35 years and older worse than when below 35 (qualification: 2000 balls when 35+, 2000 when not)
Player Span Young Wkts Ave 5 Old Wkts Ave 5 Diff
JE Emburey (Eng) 1978-1995 46 115 33.52 6 18 32 55.96 0 22.447
KD Mackay (Aus) 1956-1963 24 24 28.41 1 13 26 39.96 1 11.544
W Rhodes (Eng) 1899-1930 42 99 24.44 6 16 28 35.89 0 11.448
R Peel (Eng) 1884-1896 12 66 13.71 3 8 35 23.14 2 9.430
FE Woolley (Eng) 1909-1934 32 55 30.92 3 32 28 39.78 1 8.858
B Yardley (Aus) 1978-1983 25 95 29.66 4 8 31 37.67 2 8.014
RR Lindwall (Aus) 1946-1960 51 199 22.28 11 10 29 28.13 1 5.851
KR Miller (Aus) 1946-1956 41 119 21.39 4 14 51 26.66 3 5.271
LR Gibbs (WI) 1958-1976 50 209 27.54 13 29 100 32.32 5 4.774
PI Pocock (Eng) 1968-1985 17 47 43.04 3 8 20 47.65 0 4.607
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1992 70 311 22.19 21 18 51 26.56 2 4.372
DN Patel (NZ) 1987-1997 22 41 40.14 3 15 34 44.35 0 4.206
MW Tate (Eng) 1924-1935 26 118 25.16 6 13 37 29.35 1 4.190
MH Mankad (India) 1946-1959 18 74 30.22 2 26 88 34.07 6 3.849
A Kumble (India) 1990-2006 97 465 28.38 29 13 68 31.30 4 2.921
EAS Prasanna (India) 1962-1978 35 152 29.82 9 14 37 32.64 1 2.819
PH Edmonds (Eng) 1975-1987 35 91 33.41 2 16 34 36.23 0 2.817
EJ Chatfield (NZ) 1975-1989 23 70 31.54 3 20 53 33.01 0 1.476
GD McGrath (Aus) 1993-2006 106 481 21.43 25 15 70 22.85 4 1.424
FMM Worrell (WI) 1948-1963 32 48 38.68 2 19 21 38.80 0 0.122
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2006 112 527 25.47 27 30 167 25.37 9 -0.103
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 80 337 21.16 20 18 68 20.11 2 -1.048
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 63 315 22.63 25 23 116 21.39 11 -1.235
IWG Johnson (Aus) 1946-1956 28 70 29.80 2 17 39 28.10 1 -1.697
JC Laker (Eng) 1948-1959 32 139 21.75 7 14 54 19.94 2 -1.810
BE Congdon (NZ) 1965-1978 38 26 37.57 0 23 33 35.66 1 -1.910
G Giffen (Aus) 1881-1896 23 60 28.10 4 8 43 25.69 3 -2.402
JR Reid (NZ) 1949-1965 42 60 34.18 0 16 25 31.36 1 -2.823
GS Sobers (WI) 1954-1974 81 205 34.52 6 12 30 30.73 0 -3.788
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 93 339 25.95 13 39 180 21.61 9 -4.341

More wickets when over 35 years old
Player Span Young Wkts Ave 5 Old Wkts Ave 5 Diff
CV Grimmett (Aus) 1925-1936 4 24 20.66 3 33 192 24.66 18 168
SF Barnes (Eng) 1901-1914 9 50 20.96 6 18 139 14.80 18 89
AA Mailey (Aus) 1920-1926 2 6 33.33 0 19 93 33.95 6 87
H Ironmonger (Aus) 1928-1933 0 0 - 0 14 74 17.97 4 74
AP Freeman (Eng) 1924-1929 0 0 - 0 12 66 25.86 5 66
R Illingworth (Eng) 1958-1973 23 35 38.80 0 38 87 28.14 3 52
JC White (Eng) 1921-1931 1 3 35.66 0 14 46 32.04 3 43
DS de Silva (SL) 1982-1984 0 0 - 0 12 37 36.40 1 37
CR Miller (Aus) 1998-2001 6 17 33.35 0 12 52 23.80 3 35
RG Holland (Aus) 1984-1986 0 0 - 0 11 34 39.76 3 34
BL D'Oliveira (Eng) 1966-1972 4 8 41.12 0 40 39 39.23 0 31
WE Astill (Eng) 1927-1930 0 0 - 0 9 25 34.24 0 25
WE Hollies (Eng) 1935-1950 3 10 21.70 1 10 34 32.79 4 24
FJ Laver (Aus) 1899-1909 6 7 37.85 0 9 30 23.30 2 23
FR Brown (Eng) 1931-1953 6 11 30.90 0 16 34 31.11 1 23
HC Griffith (WI) 1928-1933 3 11 22.72 1 10 33 30.09 1 22
OC Scott (WI) 1928-1931 0 0 - 0 8 22 42.04 1 22
JB Iverson (Aus) 1950-1951 0 0 - 0 5 21 15.23 1 21
GWA Chubb (SA) 1951-1951 0 0 - 0 5 21 27.47 2 21
PL Symcox (SA) 1993-1998 5 8 47.87 0 15 29 42.06 0 21

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