Longest gaps between matches after the age of 35

09-Aug-2011

Longest gap between Tests when aged 35 and over
Longest gap between Tests when under the age of 20
Longest gap between ODIs when aged 35 and over
Longest gap between ODIs when under the age of 20

Longest gap between Tests when aged 35 and over
Player	Mat	End	Age	Scorecard	Next	Age	Scorecard	Diff
EG Wynyard (Eng)	1	12 Aug 1896	35y 133d	Test 52	2 Jan 1906	44y 276d	Test 88	9y 143d
DB Close (Eng)	19	28 Aug 1967	36y 185d	Test 623	3 Jun 1976	45y 100d	Test 777	8y 280d
AW Nourse (SA)	32	3 Mar 1914	35y 37d	Test 134	5 Nov 1921	42y 284d	Test 145	7y 247d
WR Hammond (Eng)	77	22 Aug 1939	36y 64d	Test 274	22 Jun 1946	43y 3d	Test 276	6y 304d
FJ Titmus (Eng)	49	14 Feb 1968	35y 82d	Test 629	13 Dec 1974	42y 19d	Test 748	6y 302d
W Rhodes (Eng)	47	3 Mar 1914	36y 125d	Test 134	17 Dec 1920	43y 49d	Test 135	6y 289d
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	34	18 Mar 1959	35y 121d	Test 472	27 Feb 1965	41y 102d	Test 579	5y 346d
R Abel (Eng)	11	12 Aug 1896	38y 256d	Test 52	3 Jul 1902	44y 215d	Test 72	5y 325d
CP Mead (Eng)	16	22 Feb 1923	35y 350d	Test 152	30 Nov 1928	41y 266d	Test 176	5y 282d
WW Whysall (Eng)	3	4 Mar 1925	37y 124d	Test 162	16 Aug 1930	42y 289d	Test 198	5y 165d
H Elliott (Eng)	2	24 Jul 1928	36y 265d	Test 174	15 Dec 1933	42y 43d	Test 230	5y 144d
C Washbrook (Eng)	34	21 Mar 1951	36y 105d	Test 332	12 Jul 1956	41y 219d	Test 427	5y 113d
W Rhodes (Eng)	53	30 May 1921	43y 213d	Test 140	14 Aug 1926	48y 289d	Test 167	5y 76d
GA Headley (WI)	21	14 Nov 1948	39y 168d	Test 304	15 Jan 1954	44y 230d	Test 380	5y 62d
Amir Elahi (India)	1	18 Dec 1947	39y 108d	Test 291	16 Oct 1952	44y 45d	Test 355	4y 303d
CG Macartney (Aus)	30	29 Nov 1921	35y 155d	Test 147	12 Jun 1926	39y 350d	Test 163	4y 195d
P Holmes (Eng)	6	8 Feb 1928	41y 75d	Test 172	25 Jun 1932	45y 213d	Test 219	4y 138d
JC Alabaster (NZ)	19	12 Mar 1968	37y 245d	Test 634	16 Feb 1972	41y 220d	Test 693	3y 341d
G Geary (Eng)	12	15 Jul 1930	37y 6d	Test 196	8 Jun 1934	40y 334d	Test 233	3y 328d
FJ Laver (Aus)	11	16 Aug 1905	35y 252d	Test 87	14 Jun 1909	39y 189d	Test 102	3y 302d
C Kelleway (Aus)	25	4 Mar 1925	38y 313d	Test 162	30 Nov 1928	42y 219d	Test 176	3y 271d
JE Emburey (Eng)	60	1 Aug 1989	36y 346d	Test 1124	19 Feb 1993	40y 183d	Test 1214	3y 202d
MC Cowdrey (Eng)	109	8 Jun 1971	38y 166d	Test 687	13 Dec 1974	41y 354d	Test 748	3y 188d
W Rhodes (Eng)	54	18 Aug 1926	48y 293d	Test 167	11 Jan 1930	52y 74d	Test 187	3y 146d
JMM Commaille (SA)	10	19 Aug 1924	41y 180d	Test 157	24 Dec 1927	44y 306d	Test 168	3y 127d
HW Taylor (SA)	24	19 Aug 1924	35y 106d	Test 157	24 Dec 1927	38y 233d	Test 168	3y 127d
TW Graveney (Eng)	55	20 Feb 1963	35y 249d	Test 539	16 Jun 1966	39y 0d	Test 606	3y 116d
EH Hendren (Eng)	43	25 Feb 1931	42y 20d	Test 207	8 Jun 1934	45y 123d	Test 233	3y 103d
S Haigh (Eng)	9	2 Apr 1906	35y 14d	Test 92	14 Jun 1909	38y 87d	Test 102	3y 73d
H Strudwick (Eng)	17	14 Jun 1921	41y 137d	Test 141	16 Aug 1924	44y 201d	Test 157	3y 63d

Longest gap between Tests when under the age of 20
Player	Mat	End	Age	Scorecard	Next	Age	Scorecard	Diff
MP Donnelly (NZ)	3	17 Aug 1937	19y 304d	Test 262	11 Jun 1949	31y 237d	Test 314	11y 298d
GE Gomez (WI)	2	22 Aug 1939	19y 316d	Test 274	21 Jan 1948	28y 103d	Test 293	8y 152d
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	3	22 Aug 1939	18y 164d	Test 274	21 Jan 1948	26y 316d	Test 293	8y 152d
MR Bynoe (WI)	1	31 Mar 1959	18y 36d	Test 473	13 Dec 1966	25y 293d	Test 610	7y 257d
HMCM Bandara (SL)	1	31 May 1998	18y 151d	Test 1415	2 Dec 2005	25y 336d	Test 1775	7y 185d
GE Vivian (NZ)	1	8 Mar 1965	19y 8d	Test 581	9 Mar 1972	26y 10d	Test 694	7y 1d
E Chigumbura (Zim)	6	13 Mar 2005	18y 364d	Test 1740	4 Aug 2011	25y 143d	Test 2002	6y 144d
M Amarnath (India)	1	28 Dec 1969	19y 95d	Test 669	24 Jan 1976	25y 122d	Test 769	6y 27d
VL Mehra (India)	2	21 Dec 1955	17y 284d	Test 418	30 Dec 1961	23y 293d	Test 518	6y 9d
CB Mpofu (Zim)	6	17 Aug 2005	19y 263d	Test 1761	4 Aug 2011	25y 250d	Test 2002	5y 352d
BRM Taylor (Zim)	10	22 Sep 2005	19y 228d	Test 1767	4 Aug 2011	25y 179d	Test 2002	5y 316d
Mohammad Sharif (Ban)	8	18 Jan 2002	18y 37d	Test 1586	25 May 2007	23y 164d	Test 1833	5y 127d
Aftab Baloch (Pak)	1	11 Nov 1969	16y 224d	Test 665	15 Feb 1975	21y 320d	Test 756	5y 96d
Shadab Kabir (Pak)	3	21 Oct 1996	18y 344d	Test 1336	9 Jan 2002	24y 58d	Test 1584	5y 80d
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak)	14	20 Aug 1962	18y 271d	Test 534	27 Jul 1967	23y 247d	Test 621	4y 341d
DB Close (Eng)	2	27 Dec 1950	19y 306d	Test 328	13 Aug 1955	24y 170d	Test 412	4y 229d
WR Playle (NZ)	5	26 Aug 1958	19y 268d	Test 458	23 Feb 1963	24y 84d	Test 540	4y 181d
GR Hazlitt (Aus)	2	7 Jan 1908	19y 125d	Test 97	23 Feb 1912	23y 172d	Test 120	4y 47d
Salahuddin (Pak)	3	14 Apr 1965	18y 59d	Test 587	28 Feb 1969	22y 14d	Test 649	3y 320d
JED Sealy (WI)	4	4 Mar 1931	18y 174d	Test 208	8 Jan 1935	22y 119d	Test 238	3y 310d
Hasan Raza (Pak)	2	14 Dec 1998	16y 278d	Test 1432	19 Oct 2002	20y 222d	Test 1620	3y 309d
PA Patel (India)	19	29 Oct 2004	19y 234d	Test 1718	8 Aug 2008	23y 152d	Test 1886	3y 284d
WA Shalders (SA)	1	4 Apr 1899	19y 51d	Test 59	11 Oct 1902	22y 241d	Test 75	3y 190d
ID Craig (Aus)	1	12 Feb 1953	17y 245d	Test 365	26 Jul 1956	21y 44d	Test 428	3y 165d
Imran Khan (Pak)	1	8 Jun 1971	18y 195d	Test 687	25 Jul 1974	21y 242d	Test 742	3y 47d
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1	4 Mar 1896	19y 160d	Test 48	14 Feb 1899	22y 141d	Test 58	2y 347d
GH Shepstone (SA)	1	4 Mar 1896	19y 330d	Test 48	14 Feb 1899	22y 311d	Test 58	2y 347d
JH Sinclair (SA)	3	23 Mar 1896	19y 159d	Test 49	14 Feb 1899	22y 121d	Test 58	2y 328d
Tushar Imran (Ban)	3	27 Oct 2002	18y 311d	Test 1621	12 Sep 2005	21y 266d	Test 1764	2y 320d
XM Marshall (WI)	2	25 Jul 2005	19y 120d	Test 1757	30 May 2008	22y 64d	Test 1877	2y 310d

Longest gap between ODIs when aged 35 and over
Player	Mat	End	Age	Scorecard	Next	Age	Scorecard	Diff
CB Lambert (WI)	11	1 Nov 1998	36y 264d	ODI 1364	10 Sep 2004	42y 213d	ODI 2169	5y 314d
AJ Traicos (Zim)	12	30 Oct 1987	40y 166d	ODI 471	23 Feb 1992	44y 282d	ODI 716	4y 116d
AJ Traicos (Zim)	6	20 Jun 1983	36y 34d	ODI 220	10 Oct 1987	40y 146d	ODI 454	4y 112d
B Wood (Eng)	11	26 May 1978	35y 151d	ODI 51	2 Jun 1982	39y 158d	ODI 152	4y 7d
AY Karim (Kenya)	30	30 May 1999	35y 166d	ODI 1469	12 Feb 2003	39y 59d	ODI 1947	3y 258d
JE Emburey (Eng)	58	29 May 1989	36y 282d	ODI 568	18 Jan 1993	40y 151d	ODI 794	3y 234d
TBM de Leede (Neth)	13	3 Mar 2003	35y 37d	ODI 1978	4 Jul 2006	38y 160d	ODI 2390	3y 123d
DR Chumney (Can)	5	27 Feb 2003	35y 50d	ODI 1971	16 May 2006	38y 128d	ODI 2374	3y 78d
Abdul Qadir (Pak)	102	13 Nov 1990	35y 59d	ODI 641	1 Nov 1993	38y 47d	ODI 842	2y 353d
MP Jarvis (Zim)	10	18 Mar 1992	36y 103d	ODI 748	22 Feb 1995	39y 78d	ODI 980	2y 341d
DS de Silva (SL)	5	18 Jun 1979	37y 7d	ODI 68	13 Feb 1982	39y 247d	ODI 145	2y 240d
RW Taylor (Eng)	16	23 Jun 1979	37y 341d	ODI 74	27 Jan 1982	40y 194d	ODI 143	2y 218d
R Illingworth (Eng)	1	5 Jan 1971	38y 211d	ODI 1	18 Jul 1973	41y 40d	ODI 6	2y 194d
BE Congdon (NZ)	9	22 Feb 1976	38y 11d	ODI 36	15 Jul 1978	40y 154d	ODI 52	2y 143d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	228	27 Dec 1993	36y 198d	ODI 869	24 Feb 1996	38y 257d	ODI 1059	2y 59d
JM Davison (Can)	25	22 Mar 2007	36y 317d	ODI 2548	6 Apr 2009	38y 332d	ODI 2836	2y 15d
EE Hemmings (Eng)	13	20 Nov 1987	38y 273d	ODI 479	15 Oct 1989	40y 237d	ODI 571	1y 329d
JM Davison (Can)	27	8 Apr 2009	38y 334d	ODI 2838	20 Feb 2011	40y 287d	ODI 3102	1y 318d
M Amarnath (India)	60	9 Feb 1986	35y 138d	ODI 363	23 Dec 1987	37y 90d	ODI 482	1y 317d
S Elworthy (SA)	35	31 Mar 2000	35y 37d	ODI 1583	19 Jan 2002	36y 330d	ODI 1787	1y 294d
SJ Cook (SA)	3	14 Nov 1991	38y 106d	ODI 688	2 Sep 1993	40y 33d	ODI 837	1y 292d
LR Gibbs (WI)	2	7 Sep 1973	38y 343d	ODI 9	7 Jun 1975	40y 251d	ODI 22	1y 273d
RB Kanhai (WI)	2	7 Sep 1973	37y 255d	ODI 9	7 Jun 1975	39y 163d	ODI 22	1y 273d
BL D'Oliveira (Eng)	1	5 Jan 1971	39y 93d	ODI 1	24 Aug 1972	40y 325d	ODI 2	1y 232d
RD Jackman (Eng)	8	8 Jun 1981	35y 299d	ODI 121	26 Jan 1983	37y 166d	ODI 175	1y 232d
S Thuraisingam (Can)	9	30 Nov 2006	37y 80d	ODI 2454	1 Jul 2008	38y 294d	ODI 2728	1y 214d
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	444	27 Dec 2009	40y 180d	ODI 2936	28 Jun 2011	41y 363d	ODI 3165	1y 183d
PA de Silva (SL)	275	11 Feb 2001	35y 117d	ODI 1688	4 Aug 2002	36y 291d	ODI 1857	1y 174d
DL Hemp (Ber)	20	28 Oct 2007	36y 354d	ODI 2641	6 Apr 2009	38y 149d	ODI 2835	1y 160d
CH Lloyd (WI)	44	27 Jan 1982	37y 149d	ODI 142	9 Mar 1983	38y 190d	ODI 187	1y 41d

Longest gap between ODIs when under the age of 20
Player	Mat	End	Age	Scorecard	Next	Age	Scorecard	Diff
JW Wilson (NZ)	4	28 Mar 1993	19y 155d	ODI 827	22 Feb 2005	31y 121d	ODI 2228	11y 331d
AN Ranasinghe (SL)	3	14 Jun 1975	18y 244d	ODI 30	13 Feb 1982	25y 123d	ODI 145	6y 244d
B Zuiderent (Neth)	5	5 Mar 1996	19y 2d	ODI 1073	16 Sep 2002	25y 197d	ODI 1878	6y 195d
PA Patel (India)	14	27 Jul 2004	19y 140d	ODI 2153	7 Dec 2010	25y 273d	ODI 3076	6y 133d
T Panyangara (Zim)	23	27 Feb 2005	19y 129d	ODI 2231	4 Mar 2011	25y 134d	ODI 3117	6y 5d
Mohammad Sharif (Ban)	8	25 Jan 2002	18y 44d	ODI 1794	9 Feb 2007	23y 59d	ODI 2516	5y 15d
Yasir Arafat (Pak)	2	13 Apr 2001	19y 32d	ODI 1708	15 Dec 2005	23y 278d	ODI 2306	4y 246d
KO Meth (Zim)	5	14 May 2006	18y 95d	ODI 2373	1 Dec 2010	22y 296d	ODI 3071	4y 201d
Enamul Haque jnr (Ban)	3	31 Jan 2005	18y 57d	ODI 2217	9 Aug 2009	22y 247d	ODI 2869	4y 190d
SC Ganguly (India)	1	11 Jan 1992	19y 187d	ODI 702	26 May 1996	23y 323d	ODI 1104	4y 136d
Nadeem Ahmed (HK)	1	18 Jul 2004	16y 294d	ODI 2147	24 Jun 2008	20y 270d	ODI 2712	3y 342d
Fazl-e-Akbar (Pak)	1	11 Jan 1998	17y 83d	ODI 1273	17 Jun 2001	20y 240d	ODI 1724	3y 157d
RJ Bright (Aus)	1	30 Mar 1974	19y 260d	ODI 10	4 Jun 1977	22y 326d	ODI 43	3y 66d
H Masakadza (Zim)	3	30 Sep 2001	18y 52d	ODI 1750	1 Dec 2004	21y 114d	ODI 2194	3y 62d
R Rampaul (WI)	17	1 Jul 2004	19y 260d	ODI 2137	1 Jul 2007	22y 259d	ODI 2594	3y 0d
XM Marshall (WI)	10	7 Aug 2005	19y 133d	ODI 2267	24 Jun 2008	22y 89d	ODI 2713	2y 322d
Javed Omar (Ban)	2	8 Apr 1995	18y 134d	ODI 996	10 Jan 1998	21y 46d	ODI 1271	2y 277d
JE Taylor (WI)	1	11 Jun 2003	18y 354d	ODI 2024	18 Feb 2006	21y 241d	ODI 2332	2y 252d
Imran Farhat (Pak)	4	8 Apr 2001	18y 323d	ODI 1704	29 Nov 2003	21y 193d	ODI 2068	2y 235d
DB Vengsarkar (India)	2	22 Feb 1976	19y 322d	ODI 36	1 Oct 1978	22y 178d	ODI 54	2y 221d
PP Chawla (India)	21	2 Jul 2008	19y 191d	ODI 2730	23 Jan 2011	22y 30d	ODI 3087	2y 205d
Nazmul Hossain (Ban)	17	22 Feb 2006	18y 140d	ODI 2336	30 Aug 2008	20y 330d	ODI 2758	2y 190d
Harbhajan Singh (India)	13	30 Sep 1998	18y 89d	ODI 1356	25 Mar 2001	20y 265d	ODI 1696	2y 176d
K Weeraratne (SL)	10	11 Jan 2001	19y 348d	ODI 1668	10 May 2003	22y 101d	ODI 2008	2y 119d
Hasibul Hossain (Ban)	2	8 Apr 1995	17y 309d	ODI 996	16 Jul 1997	20y 43d	ODI 1217	2y 99d
Khaled Mashud (Ban)	3	8 Apr 1995	19y 59d	ODI 996	16 Jul 1997	21y 158d	ODI 1217	2y 99d
R Gunasekera (Can)	1	1 Jul 2008	16y 347d	ODI 2728	6 Sep 2010	19y 48d	ODI 3041	2y 67d
Umar Gul (Pak)	15	5 Dec 2003	19y 235d	ODI 2073	6 Feb 2006	21y 298d	ODI 2324	2y 63d
LPC Silva (SL)	7	18 Oct 1999	19y 308d	ODI 1516	4 Nov 2001	21y 325d	ODI 1772	2y 17d
JS Ababu (Kenya)	2	29 Sep 1999	19y 138d	ODI 1506	15 Aug 2001	21y 93d	ODI 1745	1y 320d

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 2002: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Only Test, Aug 4-8, 2011

• ODI # 3173: Canada v Afghanistan at King City (NW), ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day 3rd ODI, Aug 7, 2011
• T20I # 202: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, 1st T20I, Aug 6, 2011

Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites