Chris Tavaré
- Temba Bavuma
- Quinton de Kock
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Keshav Maharaj
- Aiden Markram
- David Miller
- Lungi Ngidi
- Anrich Nortje
- Kagiso Rabada
- Tabraiz Shamsi
Alphabetically sorted top ten of players who have played the most matches across formats in the last 12 months
Full Name
Christopher James Tavaré
Born
October 27, 1954, Orpington, Kent
Age
68y 153d
Nicknames
Tav
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Top order Batter
Height
6ft 1in
Education
Sevenoaks School; Oxford University
Everything about Chris Tavaré annoyed the Australians in the early 1980s, right down to his acute accent: he was the antithesis of their idea of a cricketer. An Oxford graduate, rather silent, effete-seeming, he simply refused to get out of their way and batted for hours, even days. The energy other players put into their strokes Tavaré expended by walking halfway to square-leg after every delivery. He could play shots and was particularly effective at smashing off-spinners over the top. But he didn't like to let on and rarely got the opportunity in Test cricket: though he much preferred to bat No. 3, England forced him to open because there was no one else. He was deposed as Kent captain, unpleasantly, and then moved to Somerset.
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Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 31 | 56 | 2 | 1755 | 149 | 32.50 | 5735 | 30.60 | 2 | 12 | 175 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| ODI | 29 | 28 | 2 | 720 | 83* | 27.69 | 1471 | 48.94 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| FC | 431 | 717 | 75 | 24906 | 219 | 38.79 | - | - | 48 | 138 | - | - | 418 | 0 |
| List A | 399 | 390 | 49 | 11407 | 162* | 33.45 | - | - | 14 | 65 | - | - | 168 | 0 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 31 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.20 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 29 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 1.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 431 | - | 813 | 722 | 5 | 1/3 | - | 144.40 | 5.32 | 162.6 | - | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 399 | - | 18 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |