Gloriously walking into the sunset
This week we look at best performances in the final series of a career
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Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS![]() |
Ave | 100 | 50 |
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SM Nurse (WI) | 3 | 5 | 558 | 258![]() |
111.60 | 2 | 1 |
West Indies in New Zealand, 1968/69 | |||||||
CS Dempster (NZ) | 2 | 3 | 105 | 83* | 105.00 | 0 | 1 |
England in New Zealand, 1932/33 | |||||||
V Pollard (NZ) | 3 | 5 | 302 | 116![]() |
100.66 | 2 | 1 |
New Zealand in England, 1973 | |||||||
WH Ponsford (Aust) | 4 | 7 | 569 | 266![]() |
94.83 | 2 | 1 |
The Ashes, 1934 | |||||||
CG Macartney (Aust) | 5 | 6 | 473 | 151![]() |
94.60 | 3 | 0 |
The Ashes, 1926 | |||||||
MW Goodwin (Zimb) | 2 | 4 | 178 | 148* | 89.00 | 1 | 0 |
Zimbabwe in England, 2000 | |||||||
DM Lewis (WI) | 3 | 5 | 259 | 88![]() |
86.33 | 0 | 3 |
India in West Indies, 1970/71 | |||||||
SG Barnes (Aust) | 4 | 6 | 329 | 141![]() |
82.25 | 1 | 3 |
The Ashes, 1948 | |||||||
MP Donnelly (NZ) | 4 | 6 | 462 | 206![]() |
77.00 | 1 | 3 |
New Zealand in England, 1949 | |||||||
A Sandham (Eng) | 4 | 8 | 592 | 325![]() |
74.00 | 2 | 2 |
England in West Indies, 1929/30 |
Player | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 |
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SF Barnes (Eng) | 4 | 1356 | 536 | 49 | 9/103 | 10.93 | 7 |
England in South Africa, 1913/14 | |||||||
AE Trott (Eng) | 2 | 474 | 198 | 17 | 5/49 | 11.64 | 1 |
England in South Africa, 1898/99 | |||||||
WH Lockwood (Eng) | 4 | 487 | 206 | 17 | 6/48 | 12.11 | 3 |
The Ashes, 1902 | |||||||
FJ Laver (Aust) | 4 | 644 | 189 | 14 | 8/31 | 13.50 | 1 |
The Ashes, 1909 | |||||||
MJ Procter (SAf) | 4 | 858 | 353 | 26 | 6/73 | 13.57 | 1 |
Australia in South Africa, 1969/70 | |||||||
H Dean (Eng) | 3 | 447 | 153 | 11 | 4/19 | 13.90 | 0 |
Triangular Tournament, 1912 | |||||||
C Blythe (Eng) | 2 | 498 | 168 | 12 | 7/46 | 14.00 | 1 |
England in South Africa, 1909/10 | |||||||
CV Grimmett (Aust) | 5 | 2077 | 642 | 44 | 7/40 | 14.59 | 5 |
Australia in South Africa, 1935/36 | |||||||
WPA Crawford (Aust) | 3 | 408 | 103 | 7 | 3/28 | 14.71 | 0 |
Australia in India, 1956/57 | |||||||
Iqbal Qasim (Pak) | 3 | 623 | 178 | 12 | 5/35 | 14.83 | 1 |
Australia in Pakistan, 1988/89 |
Player | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 |
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JA Snow (Eng) | 3 | 216 | 65 | 6 | 4/11 | 10.83 | 0 |
Prudential World Cup, 1975 | |||||||
TG Hogan (Aust) | 3 | 167 | 117 | 9 | 4/33 | 13.00 | 0 |
Australia in India, 1984/85 | |||||||
AM Stuart (Aust) | 3 | 180 | 109 | 8 | 5/26 | 13.62 | 1 |
Carlton & United Series, 1996/97 | |||||||
BP Patterson (WI) | 4 | 191 | 113 | 8 | 2/14 | 14.12 | 0 |
Total International Series, 1992/93 | |||||||
Wasim Akram (Pak) | 6 | 285 | 201 | 12 | 5/28 | 16.75 | 1 |
ICC World Cup, 2002/03 |
Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS![]() |
Ave | 100 | 50 |
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IM Chappell (Aust) | 3 | 3 | 131 | 63* | 131.00 | 0 | 2 |
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80 | |||||||
AC Bedade (India) | 4 | 3 | 77 | 51![]() |
77.00 | 0 | 1 |
West Indies in India, 1994/95 | |||||||
GS Chappell (Aust) | 4 | 3 | 74 | 54* | 74.00 | 0 | 1 |
Australia in Sri Lanka, 1982/83 | |||||||
Minhajul Abedin (Bang) | 4 | 4 | 140 | 68* | 70.00 | 0 | 2 |
ICC World Cup, 1999 | |||||||
WJ Cronje (SAf) | 4 | 3 | 135 | 79![]() |
67.50 | 0 | 1 |
Coca-Cola Cup, 1999/00 |
Travis Basevi is the man who built Statsguru. George Binoy is editorial assistant of Cricinfo