How many games do top-class players play?

[Lokomotiv]

There are many Tests, ODIs, T20I, club Cricket.
How many games/days do top-class players play in a year usually?

 

[Gob]

Like a lot

 

[Daemon]

85.3

 

[Red]

you could actually research this quite easily if you are interested in it.

 

[ajdude]

geez, the bloke asks a half decent question and he cops this.

 

[Red]

geez, the bloke asks a half decent question and he cops this.

Fine-

in 2015 Steve Smith played 13 tests, 19 ODIs and 1 T20I.

Most international cricketers don't play many First Class games and hardly any grade games unless they are coming back from injury.

 

[Adders]

He said "top class cricketers".

 

[TheJediBrah]

What's Steve Smith then? Ultra-top-class?

 

[Athlai]

Or a less Payneful and more accurate response would be Smith played

6th Jan - 1x Test vs India
16 Jan - 1 Feb - 5 ODIs vs England and India
11 Feb - 29 Mar - 8 ODIs in the World Cup, 2 warm ups
10 Apr - 20 May - 14 T20 matches in the IPL
3rd - 11 Jun - 2x Tests vs WI
25 Jun - 20 Aug - 5 Tests, 2 Tour FC games, 1 T20I and 6 ODIs for the tour of Ireland and England
5 Oct - 25 Oct - 6 OD games for NSW
28 Oct - 1 FC game in the shield for NSW
05 - 27 Nov - 3 Tests vs NZ
10 Dec - 26 Dec - 2 Tests vs WI

SO

we have 13 Tests, 3 First Class matches (including warm ups), 19 ODIs, 8 List A games (including warm ups), 1 T20I and 14 T20 matches.

So Smith played 58 games and on this schedule would have played up to 118 days of cricket this year (not counting days when FC or Tests ended early).

 

[Daemon]

Or days where he sat in the pavillion watching Warner Khawaja and Burns ton up

 

[Howe_zat]

The best players from England, India and Australia play 100+ tests.
The best players from NZ, SL or SA will play 80+ tests.
The best players from Pakistan play 15

 

[Lokomotiv]

Why are there so many international matches with less club games, in comparison with other sports like Football or Rugby?

 

[Daemon]

Why are there so many international matches with less club games, in comparison with other sports like Football or Rugby?

The mighty islands of the West Indies are in the process of rectifying this, their best players currently play 100 T20s for 10 different clubs a year.

 

[Lokomotiv]

The mighty islands of the West Indies are in the process of rectifying this, their best players currently play 100 T20s for 10 different clubs a year.

I hope to see annual Club World Cup someday

 

[marc71178]

I hope to see annual Club World Cup someday

Tell us more about how it would work rather than making stupid meaningless posts.