Best ever 35+ performer

[Xuhaib]

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]

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

 

[Xuhaib]

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.

 

[Jarquis]

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

 

[Jarquis]

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]

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

 

[Xuhaib]

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

Thanks M

some interesting results there.

 

[Himannv]

Hobbs springs to mind for me.

 

[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.

 

[Jarquis]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Magrat Garlick]

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]

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.

 

[age_master]

On the bowling:
Warne: 181 wickets @25.24
Murali: 118 wickets @28.3

 

[Pothas]

Love that Wilfred Rhodes had 17 years left of international cricket after he was 35.

Cannot Look past Hobbs though for me.

Clive Lloyd worth a shout as well though and Basil D'Oliveira who probably would not have even made it to England if he had not lied about his age.

 

[CricketAndy1990]

Brian Lara

 

[Smudge]

Hadlee took 116 wickets at 21.39 after his 35th birthday.

 

[Zinzan]

Hadlee took 116 wickets at 21.39 after his 35th birthday.

That's spooky Volts, was just about to post that very stat. I warned you to stay out of my mind didn't I?

Add to that, 820 runs at 32.8

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