bowlers who only scored one 50 in their career

[Spikey]

a thread to celebrate the bowlers who only ever registered one 50 in their career. the statsguru link is: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...al1=fifty_plus;template=results;type=allround

the above link will be updated as more bowlers join this club, and perhaps one or two of them leave it (looking at you Gus Atkinson). [the current version of this list should live on in this link]

Muralidaran - 67

Anderson 81

McGrath 61

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Ambrose 53

[no video.]

Lillee 73*

and then skipping forward to the big 2, we have

Yasir Shah 113

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Agarkar 109*

 

[Spikey]

some of these are arguably match-winning, such as Jack Leach's 92

 

[Spikey]

if we were to create a Mount Rushmore of bowlers who only scored the one 50, clearly Yasir Shah & Agarkar would be two of the four heads. but who are the other two? Alex Tudor's 99* perhaps?

 

[honestbharani]

Waqar Younis has a 50 no? So does Srinath, I think.

 

[Spikey]

Waqar only has a 45. Srinath scored four 50's, which was terribly short-sighted of him because now he will be banished to dustbin of history

 

[ashley bach]

Big bird Joel Garner

 

[trundler]

Big bird Joel Garner

So you're picking Garner for his batting

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Mind the windows, Tino

 

[ashley bach]

Neil Wagner

 

[govinda indian fan]

Shami has 50 in lords which neither tendulkar, gavaskar and kohli have

 

[Thala_0710]

Need Bumrah to get in here asap

 

[Blenkinsop]

Ashton Agar

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

if we were to create a Mount Rushmore of bowlers who only scored the one 50, clearly Yasir Shah & Agarkar would be two of the four heads. but who are the other two? Alex Tudor's 99* perhaps?

I went to the Agarkar century game, tickets were cheap because England were about to win, so I’m grateful for his heroic knock giving me more cricket to watch! I’m sure you can forgive kid me for thinking he was the second coming of Kapil Dev!

 

[Spikey]

Mind the windows, Tino

Oh this is the fourth head on Mount Rushmore. What a day his 95 was

 

[Chin Music]

Mark Wood has one test 50 from his 37 tests and it is difficult to see him playing too many more. He scored 52 against NZ back in 2018. He's scored quite a few 30+ scores for someone who is a no9 or 10 (7).

 

[Smudge]

Daryl Tuffey - 80* v Pakistan in 2009.
But he was cruelly stranded on 47* in his final test in 2010.

 

[Shady Slim]

and then skipping forward to the big 2, we have

Yasir Shah 113

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Agarkar 109*

i object
relevance

 

[Spikey]

they're the big two. facts are facts

Daryl Tuffey - 80* v Pakistan in 2009.
But he was cruelly stranded on 47* in his final test in 2010.

a problem I've had so far is finding footage of the Kiwi bowlers and their 50's. I've struck out on Boult, Wagner and Tuffey. not sure if I'm being geoblocked or if there's just no uploads

Mark Wood has one test 50 from his 37 tests and it is difficult to see him playing too many more. He scored 52 against NZ back in 2018. He's scored quite a few 30+ scores for someone who is a no9 or 10 (7).

based on how Australia bowled to him in the last Ashes, if he plays even one test in the Ashes he'll get a 50

 

[Chin Music]

based on how Australia bowled to him in the last Ashes, if he plays even one test in the Ashes he'll get a 50

He's been a reasonable shot playing tail ender. I'm not convinced he will be going on tour, he probably has to get through two FC games unscathed.

 

[wpdavid]

Spare a thought for Andy Caddick, whose highest test score was an unbeaten 49 in this match.

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/10633.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match

Sadly, Alex Stewart wasn't able to stick around long enough for Caddick to be able to raise his bat.


Ditto Steve Harmison in this match.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-england-2008-296890/england-vs-south-africa-4th-test-296912/full-scorecard