let’s remember some guys

[srbhkshk]

Many of them, with that smile of his

It's a damn shame that this reference seems to have been forgotten, although fitting for the guy thread tbf.

 

[jcas0167]

Shane Thomson, a golden boy of NZ cricket who toured England in 1990 as a pace bowling all-rounder before back injuries meant he switched to off-spin. Was the NZ batsman of the summer in 93/94 with a test century against Pakistan. In 1996 he played his last game for NZ and a year later moved to France to breed race horses at the age of 28.

 

[ataraxia]

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Tony Lock has 27 without an FC century. Thought some old timey English spinner without significant batting pedigree but 500 games would be a good start.

S Curran's streak being long broken, just found that Garth le Roux and his FC average of 26 inexplicably failed to score more than 86 in an innings, which reminded me of this discussion. His number of 50s? 26.

This thread deserves a bump.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Biggest Oz example of recent years would be Tim Paine.

Became Test captain in controversial circumstances, was captain for over 2.5 years, left in controversial circumstances... yet once his international career ended it felt like he was immediately forgotten.

 

[ashley bach]

Mostly because he started thinking with the wrong head.

 

[reyrey]

Brendan Nash was pretty useful for the WIndies and was even got made VC. Form feel away and he was dropped, but later went to Kent and did really well for them.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Brendan Nash was pretty useful for the WIndies and was even got made VC. Form feel away and he was dropped, but later went to Kent and did really well for them.

The curse of being a West Indian

 

[Burgey]

Brendan Nash was pretty useful for the WIndies and was even got made VC. Form feel away and he was dropped, but later went to Kent and did really well for them.

I feel like he would have been a handy player in a lot of sides playing as an allrounder in the sc where you might drop a quick and want to strengthen your batting while playing two spinners

 

[Daemon]

Mostly because he started thinking with the wrong head.

Highlight of his career tbh. Close second is of course his famous last words - “see you at the gabba”

 

[Beamer]

I feel like he would have been a handy player in a lot of sides playing as an allrounder in the sc where you might drop a quick and want to strengthen your batting while playing two spinners

He would have been our batting lynchpin if he was playing in the current test team with his average of 33.

 

[howitzer]

He would have been our batting lynchpin if he was playing in the current test team with his average of 33.

One of your two batting lynchpins alongside Kraigg.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ryan Sidebottom were both guys I reckon

I asked chatgpt to name a guy based on the idea in the OP and it suggested Ryan Sidebottom. It also thought he was a left arm spinner.

 

[ashley bach]

Does anyone remember Adam Voges?

 

[CartyDurham]

Phillipe Edmonds was certainly a guy

 

[howitzer]

Phillipe Edmonds was certainly a guy

One of the few cricketers with a 'WAG' who became more well known than he was.

 

[reyrey]

Does anyone remember Adam Voges?

He kinda made sure everyone would remember him. At least his name.

In the last 30ish years Australia probably have the most guys who hung around a few years, played a dozen or 2 Tests and performed to a good or even really high standard.

Bichel, Miller, Hauritz Jauqes, Clark, North, Harris, Lehman, Fleming, the rug. I'm sure there are plenty more

 

[ImpatientLime]

was michael di venuto given a fair enough crack of it for australia?

tough gig being a limited over aussie opener i guess in the 90s.

 

[howitzer]

He kinda made sure everyone would remember him. At least his name.

In the last 30ish years Australia probably have the most guys who hung around a few years, played a dozen or 2 Tests and performed to a good or even really high standard.

Bichel, Miller, Hauritz Jauqes, Clark, North, Harris, Lehman, Fleming, the rug. I'm sure there are plenty more

Previous generation had Graeme Wood; tearing up Shield year after year, reaching 59 Tests in an era when that was a significant number, and averaging less than 32. That's what TOTAB had to deal with.

 

[howitzer]

Previous generation had Graeme Wood; tearing up Shield year after year, reaching 59 Tests in an era when that was a significant number, and averaging less than 32. That's what TOTAB had to deal with.

Just checked his cricinfo bio too, and it appears he worked for Foster's for a long while. Don't know what's worse; their booze or his career.

 

[Burgey]

He kinda made sure everyone would remember him. At least his name.

In the last 30ish years Australia probably have the most guys who hung around a few years, played a dozen or 2 Tests and performed to a good or even really high standard.

Bichel, Miller, Hauritz Jauqes, Clark, North, Harris, Lehman, Fleming, the rug. I'm sure there are plenty more

Jaques is a great "what if" story. The back injury he had and the surgery to fix it basically ruined his career. I remember him taking apart a young Dale Steyn in one of the winter ODIs played at Docklands in the mid-late 2000s and he looked every inch a bloke who would be a prodigious international player for years.

I wish he was around in his pomp now. He'd be a stand out opener in the context of what's around in Australia atm.