Basil D'Oliviera vs John Edrich

[sayon basak]

better cricketer?

 

[sayon basak]

Cbf with anyone else, but here's the post-34th birthday comparison with the other 3 you mentioned:

        Mat      Inns      NO      Runs      HS      Ave      100      50   
Boycott        45      83      9      3535      191      47.77      10      16
Cowdrey        24      39      1      1319      148      34.71      4      5
D'Oliveira    44      70      8      2484      158      40.06      5      15     
Edrich        27      46      3      1688      175      39.25      2      10

Stands up fairly well.

 

[Cricket Bliss]

Edrich, averaged 43 as an opener in the difficult era for batting. Played peak Lillee and Thomson well at the age of 38.

 

[sayon basak]

Edrich, averaged 43 as an opener in the difficult era for batting. Played peak Lillee and Thomson well at the age of 38.

Dolly was an all rounder tho. Debuting at the age of 38 and still being that good, and his overall impact on the game is more impressive imo.

 

[Coronis]

Dolly was an all rounder tho. Debuting at the age of 38 and still being that good, and his overall impact on the game is more impressive imo.

Pretty sure he debuted at 34.

 

[sayon basak]

Pretty sure he debuted at 34.

I'm convinced that he was born in 1928.

 

[Johan]

Pretty sure he debuted at 34.

he was most likely older.

 

[sayon basak]

After his death, journalist Pat Murphy with whom he collaborated on his autobiography stated:

Basil had to lie about his age because he thought if they realised how old he was they would not pick him for England. So he came down from born in 1935 at that time, solidifying his place in the team as 1933 born and when I wrote his book in 1980 he finally conceded he was born in 1928. So by my calculation he was 38 when he first played for England in 1966 and 83 when he died.

 

[Coronis]

Sureeeeee

 

[Johan]

faking your age is very common in Cricket, Pakistan exposed it.

 

[ma1978]

Dolly had a legitimate reason to fake his age and was a ridiculous cricketer.