Players who retired too early.

[Tom Flint]

There are lots of players who probably dented their averages by retiring too late (sachin, ponting ect) but who are the ones who retired from tests whose average was not on the decline or may have even improved. Sangakara is one for me, he finished on 57 but watching him in his final years I would say he as good as he ever was and could have still played for 3 or 4 more years.
Examples of batsman and bowlers please

 

[fredfertang]

Ted Dexter and Bob Cowper

 

[trundler]

Raman Subha Row.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Vusi Sibanda

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Gavaskar in ODIs

 

[GIMH]

He hasn’t technically retired per se, but Alistair Cook

 

[Slifer]

Brian Lara. Made plenty of runs in his last series in Pakistan and I'm pretty certain he had a good year or two left in the tank. But WICB.....

 

[Tom Flint]

He hasn’t technically retired per se, but Alistair Cook

Not sure I think he still was our best opener when he retired but I'm not sure he would have increased his average. He had a quietish last couple years other than the big one in Melbourne and the India ton from memory

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Raqibul Hasan

 

[ZK$]

Sir Donald Bradman
AB de Villiers

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Xavier Marshall

 

[Adders]

Not sure I think he still was our best opener when he retired but I'm not sure he would have increased his average. He had a quietish last couple years other than the big one in Melbourne and the India ton from memory

Yeah I don't think he was on the improve but he is so far ahead of any other opener in England, that he could still be playing now and Eng would be a far better team for it.

 

[subshakerz]

AB Devilliers

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Disagree entirely on De Villiers, if anything I think he should have retired sooner as opposed to spending at least 18 months seemingly sitting on the fence about it

 

[morgieb]

Warney would probably have still been our best spinner up until the time Lyon came into the team, so possibly him.

Mark Taylor only retired a few Tests after the 334 which was interesting.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Fawad Alam…oh wait, no

 

[Burgey]

Would have thought Damien Martyn still had a fair bit to offer when he pulled the pin. Hussey too.

 

[Daemon]

Sanga
AB de Villiers
Strauss
G Smith
Swann
Morne
Chanders (dropped I s’pose but still)

 

[mr_mister]

I thought Taylor went out a bit early, as morgie stated he'd just hit the 334 and found his mojo again. A lot of his batting peers went playing way past his retirement age of 34. Felt like that generation all lasted til at least 36-37 other than him and Healy, though Healy was forced out for Gilly

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Kyle Abbot