He wasn't rubbish for what he was though - a batting allrounder, he was fine for getting through some tight overs when the seamers needed a rest or something. Agree that he was overutilised at times though, only had 1 or 2 quality test spells in his career (something that's alway forgotten is how important his bowling was in the first innings of SLs Headingley win over England, he wrapped up the tail and snagged 4/44 which limited England's first innings lead).
Best he bowled was in the debut series of Fawad Alam. Looked the real deal with pace, swing and movement. Easily hitting high 130s then.
HowSTAT! Test Cricket - Most Career Runs without a Century
Angelo Matthews easily hitting high 130s? Skeptical af
Misbah has 42 ODI 50s without a hundred.
NIce !!!!
Believe it or not but there was a time around 2008-2010 before the injuries and such where Matthews was thought to be a genuine all-rounder, or at least had the capacity to be one
Strange... I can't see anything suspicious though, mainly because it would make no sense?
True
Easily can remember him hitting 130s in his sixfer against India
The South African team also needs Amla to put in a performance. He is the most experienced player left, plus he is decent against spin (or was at a stage)
We can hope Amla is going give a last hurrah... but I don't hold my breath. We have to just accept that we will struggle in the sub-continent (and even elsewhere) for the next few years with regards to the batting. You don't replace the Smith, Kallis, ABdV etc overnight. We just have to hope Breetzke, von Tonder, Hamza, Mulder etc come good soon... Thank god our bowling stocks still good.
Yeah, I suppose there is one positive being a Stormers supporter - It trains one to be very patient (or insanity)
