Longest intervals between appearances

Longest intervals between appearances in Tests

Longest intervals between appearances

Player	Span	Mat	From	To	Missed Span
AJ Traicos (SA/ZIM)	1970-1993	7	10 Mar 1970	18 Oct 1992	22y 222d
G Gunn (ENG)	1907-1930	15	1 Mar 1912	11 Jan 1930	17y 316d
Younis Ahmed (PAK)	1969-1987	4	2 Nov 1969	21 Feb 1987	17y 111d
JMM Commaille (SA)	1910-1928	12	14 Mar 1910	14 Jun 1924	14y 92d
DC Cleverley (NZ)	1932-1946	2	1 Mar 1932	29 Mar 1946	14y 28d
F Mitchell (ENG/SA)	1899-1912	5	4 Apr 1899	27 May 1912	13y 53d
GM Carew (WI)	1935-1949	4	10 Jan 1935	11 Feb 1948	13y 32d
L Amarnath (IND)	1933-1952	24	13 Feb 1934	22 Jun 1946	12y 129d
WE Hollies (ENG)	1935-1950	13	18 Mar 1935	7 Jun 1947	12y 81d
Nawab of Pataudi (ENG/IND)	1932-1946	6	12 Jun 1934	22 Jun 1946	12y 10d
JD Unadkat (IND)	2010-2023	4	20 Dec 2010	22 Dec 2022	12y 2d
FR Brown (ENG)	1931-1953	22	27 Jul 1937	23 Jul 1949	11y 361d
HL Jackson (ENG)	1949-1961	2	26 Jul 1949	6 Jul 1961	11y 345d
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	13 Aug 1912	28 Jun 1924	11y 320d
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	13 Aug 1912	14 Jun 1924	11y 306d
MP Donnelly (NZ)	1937-1949	7	17 Aug 1937	11 Jun 1949	11y 298d
D Shackleton (ENG)	1950-1963	7	7 Nov 1951	20 Jun 1963	11y 225d
GJ Batty (ENG)	2003-2016	9	5 Jun 2005	20 Oct 2016	11y 137d
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1948	25	3 Mar 1937	11 Feb 1948	10y 345d
M Bisset (SA)	1899-1910	3	4 Apr 1899	11 Mar 1910	10y 341d
Fawad Alam (PAK)	2009-2022	19	28 Nov 2009	13 Aug 2020	10y 259d
FL Reifer (WI)	1997-2009	6	18 Jan 1999	9 Jul 2009	10y 172d
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	26	13 Aug 1912	18 Jan 1923	10y 158d
MA Vermeulen (ZIM)	2002-2014	9	17 May 2004	9 Aug 2014	10y 84d
James Langridge (ENG)	1933-1946	8	30 Jun 1936	17 Aug 1946	10y 48d
MP Bicknell (ENG)	1993-2003	4	9 Aug 1993	21 Aug 2003	10y 12d
LB Fishlock (ENG)	1936-1947	4	18 Aug 1936	17 Aug 1946	9y 364d
DD Hindlekar (IND)	1936-1946	4	30 Jun 1936	22 Jun 1946	9y 357d
S Mushtaq Ali (IND)	1934-1952	11	18 Aug 1936	20 Jul 1946	9y 336d
CS Nayudu (IND)	1934-1952	11	28 Jul 1936	22 Jun 1946	9y 329d
WW Wade (SA)	1938-1950	11	23 Jan 1939	16 Dec 1948	9y 328d
VM Merchant (IND)	1933-1951	10	18 Aug 1936	22 Jun 1946	9y 308d
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1978	62	31 Jan 1968	2 Dec 1977	9y 305d
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	26	14 Mar 1939	16 Dec 1948	9y 277d
EG Wynyard (ENG)	1896-1906	3	12 Aug 1896	2 Jan 1906	9y 143d
ER Mayne (AUS)	1912-1921	4	31 Jul 1912	12 Nov 1921	9y 104d
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1947	27	29 Jun 1937	20 Jul 1946	9y 21d
AR Gover (ENG)	1936-1946	4	17 Aug 1937	17 Aug 1946	9y 0d
H Carter (AUS)	1907-1921	28	1 Mar 1912	11 Feb 1921	8y 347d
DD Taylor (NZ)	1947-1956	3	25 Mar 1947	3 Mar 1956	8y 344d
CJ Barnett (ENG)	1933-1948	20	25 Jul 1938	21 Jun 1947	8y 331d
P Utseya (ZIM)	2004-2013	4	8 May 2004	20 Mar 2013	8y 316d
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1956	37	17 Aug 1937	22 Jun 1946	8y 309d
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	50	1 Mar 1912	17 Dec 1920	8y 291d
DB Close (ENG)	1949-1976	22	28 Aug 1967	3 Jun 1976	8y 280d
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2004-2014	9	18 Jan 2005	3 Sep 2013	8y 228d
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	9	17 Aug 1937	29 Mar 1946	8y 224d
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1937-1951	11	17 Aug 1937	29 Mar 1946	8y 224d
EWT Tindill (NZ)	1937-1947	5	17 Aug 1937	29 Mar 1946	8y 224d
WM Wallace (NZ)	1937-1953	13	17 Aug 1937	29 Mar 1946	8y 224d
NE Haig (ENG)	1921-1930	5	14 Jun 1921	11 Jan 1930	8y 211d
KV Andrew (ENG)	1954-1963	2	1 Dec 1954	6 Jun 1963	8y 187d
EAV Williams (WI)	1939-1948	4	25 Jul 1939	21 Jan 1948	8y 180d
W Larkins (ENG)	1980-1991	13	1 Sep 1981	24 Feb 1990	8y 176d
GE Gomez (WI)	1939-1954	29	22 Aug 1939	21 Jan 1948	8y 152d
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	22	22 Aug 1939	21 Jan 1948	8y 152d
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1939-1955	32	22 Aug 1939	21 Jan 1948	8y 152d
KD Karthik (IND)	2004-2018	26	21 Jan 2010	14 Jun 2018	8y 144d
JW Hitch (ENG)	1911-1921	7	13 Aug 1912	17 Dec 1920	8y 126d
W Bardsley (AUS)	1909-1926	41	22 Aug 1912	17 Dec 1920	8y 117d
C Kelleway (AUS)	1910-1928	26	22 Aug 1912	17 Dec 1920	8y 117d
CG Macartney (AUS)	1907-1926	35	22 Aug 1912	17 Dec 1920	8y 117d
PA Patel (IND)	2002-2018	25	11 Aug 2008	26 Nov 2016	8y 107d
DG Bradman (AUS)	1928-1948	52	24 Aug 1938	29 Nov 1946	8y 97d
WGA Parkhouse (ENG)	1950-1959	7	28 Mar 1951	2 Jul 1959	8y 96d
GE Bradburn (NZ)	1990-2001	7	9 Dec 1992	15 Mar 2001	8y 96d
A Melville (SA)	1938-1949	11	14 Mar 1939	7 Jun 1947	8y 85d
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	14 Mar 1939	7 Jun 1947	8y 85d
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	34	14 Mar 1939	7 Jun 1947	8y 85d
KG Viljoen (SA)	1930-1949	27	14 Mar 1939	7 Jun 1947	8y 85d
ES Newson (SA)	1930-1939	3	27 Dec 1930	18 Feb 1939	8y 53d
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	11 Nov 1902	9 Dec 1910	8y 28d
WH Copson (ENG)	1939-1947	3	25 Jul 1939	16 Aug 1947	8y 22d
PI Pocock (ENG)	1968-1985	25	13 Jul 1976	26 Jul 1984	8y 13d

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Sri Lanka at The Oval, 3rd Test, Sep 6-9, 2024 [Test # 2548]

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Rawalpindi, 2nd Test, Aug 30-Sep 3, 2024 [Test # 2547]

England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, 2nd Test, Aug 29-Sep 1, 2024 [Test # 2546]