Best ever 35+ performer

Xuhaib · 16-04-2010, 10:16 AM

Which cricketer has the best stats after passing 35th birthday.

I am backing Sachin and Walsh but could be wrong maybe some statsguru fans can help out.

wpdavid · 16-04-2010, 10:18 AM

CBA to check, but Gooch, Hobbs & Rhodes spring immediately to mind.

Xuhaib · 16-04-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by wpdavid

CBA to check, but Gooch, Hobbs & Rhodes spring immediately to mind.

Gooch good call.Hobbs remained a beast even when he passed 40 thats what I recall.

Marcuss · 16-04-2010, 10:22 AM

All-round records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | Cricinfo.com

Most matches = Alec Stewart
Most runs = Graham Gooch
Most wickets = Clarrie Grimmett

Marcuss · 16-04-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Xuhaib

Gooch good call.Hobbs remained a beast even when he passed 40 thats what I recall.

His average once he turned 35 is only 0.31 less than his career average. To average 56.63 at his age, playing at the time he did, it's quite a remarkable effort. 10 of his 15 Test hundreds came after he turned 35.

sledger · 16-04-2010, 10:29 AM

Walsh was the one who immediately sprung to mind for me.

Xuhaib · 16-04-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcuss

All-round records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | Cricinfo.com

Most matches = Alec Stewart
Most runs = Graham Gooch
Most wickets = Clarrie Grimmett

Thanks M

some interesting results there.

Himannv · 16-04-2010, 11:02 AM

Hobbs springs to mind for me.

The Sean · 16-04-2010, 11:08 AM

It's a relatively small sample but I know Bradman's 15 post-War Tests were all played over the age of 35 and in those 15 matches he hit 8 centuries and averaged over 100. I'm imagining that not too many other players can top that.

Marcuss · 16-04-2010, 11:15 AM

Imran Khan's stats are quite special.
18 Test matches, 1037 runs at 61.00 with a HS of 136 and one other century. Then 51 wickets @ 26.56 with best figures of 7/80 and one other 5fer.

Dissector · 16-04-2010, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Sean

It's a relatively small sample but I know Bradman's 15 post-War Tests were all played over the age of 35 and in those 15 matches he hit 8 centuries and averaged over 100. I'm imagining that not too many other players can top that.

In many ways the most remarkable part of Bradman's career. He missed 7 years of cricket and was the wrong side of 35 and still averaged over 100. If you take his last seven years of cricket from 34 to 48 as a measure of what he could have achieved during the war and add that to his career he would have scored 45 hundreds and almost 10,000 runs. Amazing.

BoyBrumby · 16-04-2010, 12:06 PM

Think old Dainty Ironmonger deserves a mention. 45 on debut, played 14 tests and took 74 wickets @ 17.97 each.

A ferret to (nearly) rival Chris Martin too, as a test average of 2.62 attests.

fredfertang · 16-04-2010, 12:30 PM

Jack Iverson was 35 on debut too - 21 wickets at 15 each

batting wise he made Dainty and Chris Martin look like Bradman - a mere 0.75 average for Iverson

Samuel_Vimes · 16-04-2010, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by The Sean

It's a relatively small sample but I know Bradman's 15 post-War Tests were all played over the age of 35 and in those 15 matches he hit 8 centuries and averaged over 100. I'm imagining that not too many other players can top that.

Got bowled by Eric Hollies though.

age_master · 16-04-2010, 03:51 PM

Tendulkar still going strong averaging 57. Ricky Ponting has work to do averaging on 49.66 thus far.

Barrington averaged 59.68 and Gary Kirsten 61.55.

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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,658	Think old Dainty Ironmonger deserves a mention. 45 on debut, played 14 tests and took 74 wickets @ 17.97 each. A ferret to (nearly) rival Chris Martin too, as a test average of 2.62 attests. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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