Degrees of separation - tables

Travis Basevi

11-Mar-2008

Longest span of two players with matches in common - Tests
Longest span of three players with matches in common - Tests
Longest span of three post-war players with matches in common - Tests
Longest span of two players with matches in common - ODIs

Longest span of two players with matches in common - Tests
Player	Span	Player	Span	Length
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	54y 234d
WG Grace (Eng)	1880-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	49y 218d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	W Voce (Eng)	1930-1947	47y 220d
G Gunn (Eng)	1907-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	46y 39d
J Worrall (Aus)	1885-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	45y 101d
FR Brown (Eng)	1931-1953	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	44y 350d
SE Gregory (Aus)	1890-1912	FE Woolley (Eng)	1909-1934	44y 32d
FE Woolley (Eng)	1909-1934	FR Brown (Eng)	1931-1953	43y 325d
W Gunn (Eng)	1887-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	43y 74d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	42y 20d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	41y 282d
R Abel (Eng)	1888-1902	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	41y 270d
SE Gregory (Aus)	1890-1912	HW Taylor (SA)	1912-1932	41y 224d
WE Hollies (Eng)	1935-1950	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	41y 187d
JB Hobbs (Eng)	1908-1930	B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	41y 67d
JB Hobbs (Eng)	1908-1930	DG Bradman (Aus)	1928-1948	40y 230d
JB Hobbs (Eng)	1908-1930	GOB Allen (Eng)	1930-1948	40y 91d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	LN Constantine (WI)	1928-1939	40y 82d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	JED Sealy (WI)	1930-1939	40y 82d
SE Gregory (Aus)	1890-1912	JB Hobbs (Eng)	1908-1930	40y 32d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	IM Barrow (WI)	1930-1939	40y 26d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	LEG Ames (Eng)	1929-1939	39y 286d
SE Gregory (Aus)	1890-1912	G Gunn (Eng)	1907-1930	39y 265d
SE Gregory (Aus)	1890-1912	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	39y 265d
H Trumble (Aus)	1890-1904	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	39y 265d
AC MacLaren (Eng)	1894-1909	FE Woolley (Eng)	1909-1934	39y 251d
FE Woolley (Eng)	1909-1934	B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	39y 212d
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	TW Graveney (Eng)	1951-1969	39y 157d
JB Hobbs (Eng)	1908-1930	WR Hammond (Eng)	1927-1947	39y 83d
G Gunn (Eng)	1907-1930	W Voce (Eng)	1930-1947	39y 25d

Longest span of three players with matches in common - Tests
Player	Span	Player	Span	Player	Span	Length
WG Grace (Eng)	1880-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	73y 137d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	TW Graveney (Eng)	1951-1969	70y 16d
J Worrall (Aus)	1885-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	69y 20d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	GAR Lock (Eng)	1952-1968	68y 307d
W Gunn (Eng)	1887-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	66y 358d
FE Woolley (Eng)	1909-1934	FR Brown (Eng)	1931-1953	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	66y 339d
WG Grace (Eng)	1880-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	W Voce (Eng)	1930-1947	66y 123d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	JB Statham (Eng)	1951-1965	66y 91d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	FS Trueman (Eng)	1952-1965	66y 21d
R Abel (Eng)	1888-1902	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	65y 189d
SE Gregory (Aus)	1890-1912	G Gunn (Eng)	1907-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	63y 184d
SE Gregory (Aus)	1890-1912	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	63y 184d
H Trumble (Aus)	1890-1904	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	63y 184d
SE Gregory (Aus)	1890-1912	FE Woolley (Eng)	1909-1934	FR Brown (Eng)	1931-1953	62y 344d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1962	62y 321d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	PBH May (Eng)	1951-1961	62y 82d
J Worrall (Aus)	1885-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	W Voce (Eng)	1930-1947	62y 6d
JT Hearne (Eng)	1892-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	61y 308d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1961	61y 216d
G Gunn (Eng)	1907-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	TW Graveney (Eng)	1951-1969	61y 186d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	AE Moss (Eng)	1954-1960	61y 40d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1960	60y 304d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	W Voce (Eng)	1930-1947	RR Lindwall (Aus)	1946-1960	60y 241d
Hon.FS Jackson (Eng)	1893-1905	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	60y 188d
WH Lockwood (Eng)	1893-1902	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	60y 188d
G Gunn (Eng)	1907-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	GAR Lock (Eng)	1952-1968	60y 112d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	TG Evans (Eng)	1946-1959	60y 19d
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	W Voce (Eng)	1930-1947	TG Evans (Eng)	1946-1959	60y 19d
FR Brown (Eng)	1931-1953	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	60y 14d
W Gunn (Eng)	1887-1899	W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	W Voce (Eng)	1930-1947	59y 344d

Longest span of three post-war players with matches in common - Tests
Player	Span	Player	Span	Player	Span	Length
FR Brown (Eng)	1931-1953	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	60y 14d
FR Brown (Eng)	1931-1953	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	59y 276d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	57y 131d
WE Hollies (Eng)	1935-1950	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	56y 216d
WE Hollies (Eng)	1935-1950	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	56y 113d
WR Hammond (Eng)	1927-1947	B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1947-1965	S Venkataraghavan (India)	1965-1983	55y 279d
FR Brown (Eng)	1931-1953	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	HA Gomes (WI)	1976-1987	55y 229d
DCS Compton (Eng)	1937-1957	TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	AJ Traicos (SA/Zim)	1970-1993	55y 215d
FR Brown (Eng)	1931-1953	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	55y 210d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	Moin Khan (Pak)	1990-2004	55y 93d
WR Hammond (Eng)	1927-1947	B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1947-1965	Majid Khan (Pak)	1964-1983	55y 35d
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	TW Graveney (Eng)	1951-1969	PI Pocock (Eng)	1968-1985	55y 25d
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	GAR Lock (Eng)	1952-1968	PI Pocock (Eng)	1968-1985	55y 25d
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	TW Graveney (Eng)	1951-1969	CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	54y 357d
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	GAR Lock (Eng)	1952-1968	CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	54y 357d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	N Hussain (Eng)	1990-2004	54y 306d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	N Hussain (Eng)	1990-2004	54y 306d
L Hutton (Eng)	1937-1955	MC Cowdrey (Eng)	1954-1975	Imran Khan (Pak)	1971-1992	54y 195d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	SR Waugh (Aus)	1985-2004	54y 167d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	SR Waugh (Aus)	1985-2004	54y 167d
DCS Compton (Eng)	1937-1957	MC Cowdrey (Eng)	1954-1975	Imran Khan (Pak)	1971-1992	54y 146d
C Washbrook (Eng)	1937-1956	MC Cowdrey (Eng)	1954-1975	Imran Khan (Pak)	1971-1992	54y 146d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak)	1990-2003	54y 97d
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	TW Graveney (Eng)	1951-1969	Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak)	1969-1984	54y 73d
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	54y 47d
MP Donnelly (NZ)	1937-1949	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	54y 47d
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1937-1951	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	54y 47d
L Hutton (Eng)	1937-1955	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	54y 47d
WM Wallace (NZ)	1937-1953	DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	54y 47d
DB Close (Eng)	1949-1976	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	AJ Stewart (Eng)	1990-2003	54y 47d

Longest span of two players with matches in common - ODIs
Player	Span	Player	Span	Length
RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2008	35y 22d
Imran Khan (Pak)	1974-1992	SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2008	33y 186d
Imran Khan (Pak)	1974-1992	ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2008	33y 182d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2008	32y 267d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2008	32y 263d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL)	1993-2008	32y 263d
Imran Khan (Pak)	1974-1992	BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2007	32y 233d
Imran Khan (Pak)	1974-1992	AC Cummins (Can/WI)	1991-2007	32y 203d
Imran Khan (Pak)	1974-1992	Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/Pak)	1991-2007	32y 202d
Imran Khan (Pak)	1974-1992	A Kumble (Asia/India)	1990-2007	32y 200d
Imran Khan (Pak)	1974-1992	MS Atapattu (SL)	1990-2007	32y 170d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	B Zuiderent (Neth)	1996-2007	32y 70d
DB Vengsarkar (India)	1976-1991	SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2008	32y 12d
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2007	31y 318d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	SP Fleming (ICC/NZ)	1994-2007	31y 317d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2007	31y 314d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	AC Cummins (Can/WI)	1991-2007	31y 284d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	TBM de Leede (Neth)	1996-2007	31y 284d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/Pak)	1991-2007	31y 283d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	A Kumble (Asia/India)	1990-2007	31y 281d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	MS Atapattu (SL)	1990-2007	31y 251d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	NJ Astle (NZ)	1995-2007	31y 226d
IT Botham (Eng)	1976-1992	SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2008	31y 191d
GA Gooch (Eng)	1976-1995	ML Hayden (Aus/ICC)	1993-2008	31y 191d
GA Gooch (Eng)	1976-1995	SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2008	31y 191d
IT Botham (Eng)	1976-1992	ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2008	31y 187d
GA Gooch (Eng)	1976-1995	ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2008	31y 187d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	DR Martyn (Aus)	1992-2006	31y 147d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	D Gough (Eng/ICC)	1994-2006	31y 83d
DB Vengsarkar (India)	1976-1991	A Kumble (Asia/India)	1990-2007	31y 26d

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