Decent ends to a career

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Response thread.

From the Aussie perspective, first nomination is McG. Had a really good last couple years in Tests, excellent final summer in a 5-0 whitewash then had a lovely holiday in the Carribean where he was also man of the tournament snaffling a ton of poles in a WC winning team. ****ing Champion.

 

[trundler]

Imran Khan. Lifted the World Cup.

 

[trundler]

Greg Chappell finished with a ton.

 

[trundler]

Andy Sandham scored a triple ton.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nasser Hussain, matchwinning century and retired.

Also ran out Strauss on way to 2nd debut ton so got the giggles of winding him up for that on tv too.

 

[srbhkshk]

Sanga

 

[marc71178]

I'll throw in a not yet retired Jimmy Anderson.

 

[trundler]

I'll throw in a not yet retired Jimmy Anderson.

Walsh kept getting better too.

 

[fredfertang]

No contest - Harold Larwood

 

[trundler]

No contest - Harold Larwood

Not exactly a retirement though

 

[a massive zebra]

Graham Gooch

First 73 Tests: 4724 runs at 36.90 with 8 centuries
Last 45 Tests: 4176 runs at 51.55 with 12 centuries

Clarrie Grimmett

First 34 Tests: 183 wickets at 26.55
Last 3 Tests: 33 wickets at 11.24

 

[fredfertang]

Not exactly a retirement though

Chose not to make himself available for selection, which sounds like a retirement to me

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Sunny Gavaskar ATG 96

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Sunny Gavaskar

ATG 96 in tests

ATG 188 in FC against Marshall, Hadlee and Rice.

ATG 88 ball 103 in WC

 

[Bolo]

How about in honour of the dipped below 50 average at the end of their careers, people who raised their average above 50 near the end of their careers and kept them there?

Waugh and AB to start.

 

[S.Kennedy]

If you ignore the bish bash competitions, Sangakkarra's three seasons at Surrey, 3400 runs at 62.96. He was still somewhere near the top of his game really!

 

[Maximas]

Dilshan from 2009 onwards

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sanga

He retired in the middle of a tough series and went and watched Wimbledon which didn't exactly endear himself to a lot of his fans.

 

[Gnske]

Mike Hussey.

Went out strong and with the boat party scandal, great fella.

 

[cnerd123]

He retired in the middle of a tough series and went and watched Wimbledon which didn't exactly endear himself to a lot of his fans.

Yea but these are the same dumb fans who think playing on for 2 years too long hurts your overall career