Most consecutive matches missed for a team between appearances

Most consecutive matches missed for a team between appearances in Tests

Most matches between appearances

Player	Span	Mat	Team	From	To	Missed Span	Missed
GJ Batty	2003-2016	9	England	5 Jun 2005	20 Oct 2016	11y 137d	142
JD Unadkat	2010-2023	4	India	20 Dec 2010	22 Dec 2022	12y 2d	118
MP Bicknell	1993-2003	4	England	9 Aug 1993	21 Aug 2003	10y 12d	114
FL Reifer	1997-2009	6	West Indies	18 Jan 1999	9 Jul 2009	10y 172d	109
Younis Ahmed	1969-1987	4	Pakistan	2 Nov 1969	21 Feb 1987	17y 111d	104
D Shackleton	1950-1963	7	England	7 Nov 1951	20 Jun 1963	11y 225d	103
HL Jackson	1949-1961	2	England	26 Jul 1949	6 Jul 1961	11y 345d	96
Fawad Alam	2009-2022	19	Pakistan	28 Nov 2009	13 Aug 2020	10y 259d	88
KD Karthik	2004-2018	26	India	21 Jan 2010	14 Jun 2018	8y 144d	87
PI Pocock	1968-1985	25	England	13 Jul 1976	26 Jul 1984	8y 13d	86
W Larkins	1980-1991	13	England	1 Sep 1981	24 Feb 1990	8y 176d	85
LE Plunkett	2005-2014	13	England	11 Jun 2007	12 Jun 2014	7y 1d	85
PA Patel	2002-2018	25	India	11 Aug 2008	26 Nov 2016	8y 107d	83
RN Lewis	1997-2008	5	West Indies	29 Dec 1998	17 Mar 2006	7y 78d	81
KV Andrew	1954-1963	2	England	1 Dec 1954	6 Jun 1963	8y 187d	79
GB Hogg	1996-2008	7	Australia	13 Oct 1996	10 Apr 2003	6y 179d	78
RJ Sidebottom	2001-2010	22	England	20 May 2001	25 May 2007	6y 5d	78
TD Paine	2010-2021	35	Australia	13 Oct 2010	23 Nov 2017	7y 41d	78
DB Close	1949-1976	22	England	28 Aug 1967	3 Jun 1976	8y 280d	75
BM Duckett	2016-2025	33	England	21 Nov 2016	1 Dec 2022	6y 10d	75
RB Simpson	1957-1978	62	Australia	31 Jan 1968	2 Dec 1977	9y 305d	71
GE Bradburn	1990-2001	7	New Zealand	9 Dec 1992	15 Mar 2001	8y 96d	71
WGA Parkhouse	1950-1959	7	England	28 Mar 1951	2 Jul 1959	8y 96d	69
HMCM Bandara	1998-2006	8	Sri Lanka	31 May 1998	2 Dec 2005	7y 185d	69
DR Martyn	1992-2006	67	Australia	6 Jan 1994	11 Mar 2000	6y 65d	68
SJ Rixon	1977-1985	13	Australia	3 May 1978	7 Dec 1984	6y 218d	66
RW Taylor	1971-1984	57	England	1 Mar 1971	14 Dec 1977	6y 288d	65
Shahid Nazir	1996-2007	15	Pakistan	8 Mar 1999	4 Aug 2006	7y 149d	65
PJ Cummins	2011-2025	68*	Australia	21 Nov 2011	16 Mar 2017	5y 115d	64
J Mubarak	2002-2015	13	Sri Lanka	13 Dec 2007	3 Jul 2015	7y 202d	63
FJ Titmus	1955-1975	53	England	14 Feb 1968	13 Dec 1974	6y 302d	62
DK Liyanage	1992-2001	9	Sri Lanka	22 Jan 1994	29 Aug 2001	7y 219d	62
DE Bernard	2003-2009	3	West Indies	23 Apr 2003	9 Jul 2009	6y 77d	62
CJL Rogers	2008-2015	25	Australia	19 Jan 2008	10 Jul 2013	5y 172d	62
G Gunn	1907-1930	15	England	1 Mar 1912	11 Jan 1930	17y 316d	60
D Wilson	1964-1971	6	England	20 Feb 1964	25 Feb 1971	7y 5d	60
N Gifford	1964-1973	15	England	6 Jul 1964	17 Jun 1971	6y 346d	60
FJ Titmus	1955-1975	53	England	12 Jul 1955	5 Jul 1962	6y 358d	59
MTG Elliott	1996-2004	21	Australia	30 Mar 1999	1 Jul 2004	5y 93d	59
MR Whitney	1981-1992	12	Australia	1 Sep 1981	26 Dec 1987	6y 116d	58
MW Priest	1990-1998	3	New Zealand	12 Jun 1990	26 Feb 1998	7y 259d	58
CWJ Athey	1980-1988	23	England	15 Apr 1981	19 Jun 1986	5y 65d	57
A Mukund	2011-2017	7	India	1 Aug 2011	4 Mar 2017	5y 215d	56
H Hameed	2016-2022	10	England	29 Nov 2016	12 Aug 2021	4y 256d	56
RL Powell	1999-2004	2	West Indies	20 Dec 1999	10 Apr 2004	4y 112d	55
JC Tredwell	2010-2015	2	England	24 Mar 2010	13 Apr 2015	5y 20d	55
SR Harmer	2015-2023	10	South Africa	27 Nov 2015	31 Mar 2022	6y 124d	55
JSE Price	1964-1972	15	England	27 Jan 1965	17 Jun 1971	6y 141d	54
Manzoor Elahi	1984-1995	6	Pakistan	17 Mar 1987	7 Feb 1995	7y 327d	54
WU Tharanga	2005-2017	31	Sri Lanka	22 Dec 2007	16 Jul 2014	6y 206d	54
AMJ Hilditch	1979-1985	18	Australia	7 Nov 1979	22 Dec 1984	5y 45d	53
K Taylor	1959-1964	3	England	20 Jun 1959	2 Jul 1964	5y 12d	51
CB Lambert	1991-1998	5	West Indies	12 Aug 1991	12 Mar 1998	6y 212d	51
CMW Read	1999-2007	15	England	9 Aug 1999	21 Oct 2003	4y 73d	51
V Permaul	2012-2022	9	West Indies	14 Jun 2015	29 Nov 2021	6y 168d	51
DAJ Bracewell	2011-2023	28	New Zealand	30 Aug 2016	17 Mar 2023	6y 199d	51
A Ward	1969-1976	5	England	8 Jun 1971	22 Jul 1976	5y 44d	50
PM Such	1993-1999	11	England	5 Jul 1994	11 Dec 1998	4y 159d	50
CS Baugh	2003-2012	21	West Indies	21 Aug 2004	15 Nov 2010	6y 86d	50

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Only Test, May 22-24, 2025 [Test # 2584]

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chattogram, 2nd Test, Apr 28-30, 2025 [Test # 2583]

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Sylhet, 1st Test, Apr 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2582]