Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
I'm well aware Boon started his career poorly, but he'd already turned the corner as a Test player before the 1987/88 Cup. Quite a while before in fact.
Not true at all. He had an appalling series against England in 1986/87 where he was always on the verge of being dropped. Apart from one century he barely reached double figures and was dropped for Final Test. There was no more Test cricket until after the 1987 World Cup. He was probably averaging no more than low to mid 30's at that time in his career.