Brian Close, who died on Monday aged 84, had a Test career that lasted nearly 27 years
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<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19376.html" target="_blank">Wilfred Rhodes</a> (England) <br><b>Span:</b> 30 years and 315 days (June 1899 - April 1930)<br><b>Trivia:</b> Rhodes is one of only three players to have batted in all 11 positions in Tests PA Photos
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10754.html" target="_blank">Brian Close</a> (England)<br> <b>Span:</b> 26 years and 356 days (July 1949 - July 1976)<br><b>Trivia:</b> Close was also a talented footballer - he made one appearance for Arsenal and six each for Bradford City and Leeds United PA Photos
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<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22518.html" target="_blank">Frank Woolley</a> (England)<br> <b>Span:</b> 25 years and 13 days (August 1909 - August 1934)<br><b>Trivia:</b> Woolley is the <a href="http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284268.html" target="_blank">second highest run-getter</a> in first-class cricket. Only Jack Hobbs has scored more than the 58,959 runs Woolley amassed in 978 matches. Getty Images
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52050.html" target="_blank">George Headley</a> (West Indies)<br><b>Span:</b> 24 years and 10 days (January 1930 - January 1954)<br><b>Trivia:</b> Headley was born in Panama but was taken to Jamaica, aged 10, to improve his English which would enable him study dentistry in the United States. Had there not been a delay in getting his passport for the US, he might have been lost to the game. PA Photos
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35320.html" target="_blank">Sachin Tendulkar</a> (India)<br><b>Span:</b> 24 years and 1 day (November 1989 - November 2013)<br> BCCI
