let’s remember some guys

[Moss]

I'll add Upul Tharanga to this list.

Yeah did think of him but too much of a regular in the side. Interested to know if Kapugedera is borderline too (played 100 ODIs), but was pretty anonymous I thought.

Arjuna Ranatunga's brother Sanjeeva might just make the cut - averaged 33 from 9 tests and 23 from 13 ODIs.

 

[thierry henry]

Kapugedera played too many games to be a guy imo, but averaging 21 over 102 ODIs is a staggeringly bad record that deserves to be highlighted

 

[trundler]

Tharanga was a decent player. Remember he was involved in the highest partnership in the '11 World Cup.

 

[the big bambino]

Can't back this I'm afraid, way too many international games (and centuries) to be a guy

I know right? Was it meant to be some sort of joke?

 

[Prince EWS]

James Tredwell has reminded me of Adam Lyth. We joke about some of the Pakistan or Afghanistan guys, but England have produced some incredibly old-looking cricketers too. I can’t find any evidence of Lyth ever being any younger than 40.

He was born 40.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I know right? Was it meant to be some sort of joke?

you have issues man. Just bitter all the time for no reason

 

[the big bambino]

?

 

[Gnske]

Corey Anderson as a future guy / pub trivia question?

 

[the big bambino]

Tim Zoehrer played 10 tests before bob Simpson sorted him out. Had the hardest gloves of any keeper that played for Australia but probably better than Wayne Phillips.

 

[thierry henry]

I feel like Chris Nevin was sort of a predecessor to Kruger van Wyk and Gareth Hopkins - very diminutive and stereotypically ‘nuggety’ Kiwi keeper/batsmen guys. What set Nevin apart was that he also opened the batting.

Nevin played 37 ODIs between 2000-2003 which seems surprising since there was no gap between Parore and McCullum so not sure why he was needed so often? Perhaps used as a specialist bat?

 

[_Ed_]

Yeah, and even Vincent kept wicket in a few games during that period, so it seems strange that Nevin played so much. I remember him dropping plenty of catches when he did have the gloves.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I feel like Chris Nevin was sort of a predecessor to Kruger van Wyk and Gareth Hopkins - very diminutive and stereotypically ‘nuggety’ Kiwi keeper/batsmen guys. What set Nevin apart was that he also opened the batting.

Nevin played 37 ODIs between 2000-2003 which seems surprising since there was no gap between Parore and McCullum so not sure why he was needed so often? Perhaps used as a specialist bat?

I only recall him playing as keeper, presumably Parore was either rested, injured or left out. Made a decent score in an ODI in 2000 against Aus.

 

[Flem274*]

one of my earliest cricketing memories is nevin and mccullum opening the batting together and accidentally running each other out in some random tri-series odi

 

[thierry henry]

I only recall him playing as keeper, presumably Parore was either rested, injured or left out. Made a decent score in an ODI in 2000 against Aus.

I distinctly recall them playing the Snow White and the 7 Dwarves song at the stadium when he hit boundaries during that series

 

[the big bambino]

Australia were forced to pick a lot of sub standard players in the late 70s and reward them beyond their abilities. Craig Serjeant was one player. Though he did play in two games where Australia chased around 350 to win. That’s hard even now but amazing back then. Even more so considering how bad our batting was back then.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Tharanga played 235 ODIs, this is really stretching the ‘guy’ concept

190 of them against India tho

 

[thierry henry]

one of my earliest cricketing memories is nevin and mccullum opening the batting together and accidentally running each other out in some random tri-series odi

McCullum and Nevin never opened together in an ODI I’m afraid

 

[_Ed_]

McCullum and Nevin never opened together in an ODI I’m afraid

Reckon he's thinking of McCullum's first series, maybe even his debut, where I'm pretty sure Mark Richardson ran him out.

 

[Flem274*]

McCullum and Nevin never opened together in an ODI I’m afraid

maybe they didn't open then.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Reckon he's thinking of McCullum's first series, maybe even his debut, where I'm pretty sure Mark Richardson ran him out.

I remember that well. Remember thinking "this McCullum guy will be dropped in a few games and we'll never hear from him again".