Over by 30 XI

[morgieb]

Brendan Taylor

He's still playing domestic cricket, OP wanted guys who retired from cricket full stop.

 

[aussie tragic]

The key bit here is the age of 30 (or 31, if the case is special enough).

Bob Simpson was 31 when he retired in 1968 after 52 tests. It was only because of WSC that he came back for 10 more tests 10 years later

Also Shaun Tait, last Test at 22 and last ODI/T20i at 28

 

[Zinzan]

The Simpson story really is incredible when you think about it.

 

[aussie tragic]

The Simpson story really is incredible when you think about it.

Even more so, I just checked his stats and in his last 10 Tests before he retired in 1968 he hit 1006 runs @ 59.17, had 23 wkts @ 23.65 and held 18 catches

 

[GIMH]

Have you forgotten 2009 already?

He was 31 then

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Dean Headley

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Bob Massie had retired from all cricket before the age of 30. It would be a minor stretch to call him an all time great. But on a seaming pitch under grey skies at Lords he was unplayable.

 

[AndrewB]

Collie Smith, Amar Singh and Ken Wadsworth all died aged 29. Jock Cameron died aged 30, but had played about a dozen matches after turning 30.

JJ Ferris played only 2 matches after turning 30.

There are probably plenty of pre-WW1 amateurs who left the game voluntarily before they were 30, e.g. CT Studd who played in the Ashes Test, and became a missionary in his mid 20s.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Mark Lathwell was 29 when he retired from all cricket.
Brooke Walker was 28 when he retired from all cricket.
David Lawrence was 29 when he retired from all cricket.

There's the three that came to mind when I clicked on this thread.

 

[fredfertang]

He was 31 then

So he was - apologies

 

[TheJediBrah]

He was 31 then

Which isn't under 30 as far as I can tell

Let's save him for the "Over by 32 XI"

Except that he did play professional T20s this year so not really

 

[Zinzan]

Which isn't under 30 as far as I can tell

Let's save him for the "Over by 32 XI"

Except that he did play professional T20s this year so not really

He's still eligible if we do an under 38s though.

 

[morgieb]

Mark Lathwell was 29 when he retired from all cricket.
Brooke Walker was 28 when he retired from all cricket.
David Lawrence was 29 when he retired from all cricket.

There's the three that came to mind when I clicked on this thread.

He made a brief comeback in 1997 aged 33. Though on paper he still probably counts.

 

[Days of Grace]

The typhoon Frank Tyson had blown himself out by age 30.

Tom Richardson, too, if you're only talking test cricket.

 

[AndrewB]

Colin Milburn is another player who retired in his 20s, then tried to make a comeback in his 30s.

Fred Bakewell was another England opener forced to retire in his 20s after a car crash (in his case, he never managed to make a comeback).

 

[GIMH]

Which isn't under 30 as far as I can tell

Let's save him for the "Over by 32 XI"

Except that he did play professional T20s this year so not really

OP said exceptions for those who were 31. Well I suppose he meant under 31. Whatever

 

[kingkallis]

Sadagoppan Ramesh /
Akash Chopra /
Asim Kamal /
Vinod Kambli /
Geraint Jones / +
Alex Tudor o /
Shayne O'Connor o
Brett Schultz o

 

[Lillian Thomson]

In the near future Kane Williamson and Steve Smith will both qualify.

 

[kingkallis]

In the near future Kane Williamson and Steve Smith will both qualify.

Glad you didnt mention Kohli

 

[zaremba]

Geraint Jones / +

Played his last professional match yesterday, aged 39.