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*** Official *** Sri Lanka in South Africa, Nov 27 to Dec 9 2024

honestbharani

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The only 2 quicks in internationals I can think of that went late into 30's and beyond are Courtney and Jimmy. Pigeon gave up tests at 37.

Fanie retired at 34. Elworthy got to 37.
Ambrose played till he was 38 too, right? Or he retired at 36?
 

SeamUp

International Coach
Tony's FC career suggests he hasn't been consistently dominant so might go through phases where he frustrates.

Could do with Markram playing one of his special knocks that he does on occasion to get us well ahead of the game.
 

trundler

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Jayasuriya doesn't have much going for him around the wicket without the rough patch to bowl into
 

SeamUp

International Coach
Just for interests sake from discussion earlier for ages SA fast bowlers & their test career age span.


Tertius Bosch 26
Allan Donald 25-35
Meyrick Pringle 25-28
Richard Snell 23-26
Brett Schultz 22-27
Craig Matthews 27-30
Fanie de Villiers 29-33
Steven Jack 24
Shaun Pollock 22-34
Lance Klusener 25-32
Makhaya Ntini 20-32
Steve Elworthy 33-37
David Terbrugge 21-27
Nantie Hayward 22-27
Mfuneko Ngam 21
Andre Nel 24-31
Andrew Hall 26-31
Dewald Pretorius 24-25
Alan Dawson 33
Charl Willoughby 28
Monde Zondeki 21-26
Dale Steyn 21-35
Charl Langeveldt 30-31
Morne Morkel 22-33
Friedel de Wet 29
Ryan McLaren 26-31
Wayne Parnell 20-28
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 26
Vernon Philander 26-34
Marchant de Lange 21
Rory Kleinveldt 29
Kyle Abbott 25-29
Kagiso Rabada 20-29*
Chris Morris 29-30
Hardus Viljoen 26
Duanne Olivier 24-31
Lungi Ngidi 21-28*
Anrich Nortje 25-29
Dane Paterson 28-35*
Beuran Hendricks 29
Lutho Sipamla 22-23
Marco Jansen 21-24*
Glenton Stuurman 29
Lizaad Williams 28
Gerald Coetzee 22-24*
Nandre Burger 28-29*
Tshepo Moreki 30
 

Marius

International Debutant
You expect class to last longer.

Interesting to see if many other quicks/seamers got to 35+ & played test matches. Obviously some of the over-lappers from isolation might have? Like Fanie?

Steve Elworthy was one like Pato. Seemed to have his best years well into his 30s.
Only eleven pace bowlers have taken 50 or more wickets after turning 35.


For some reason Graham Gooch is in that list as a pace bowler, ha ha.
 

Marius

International Debutant
What worries me about Kyle is that he doesn't really move his feet, as he gets older and his eyes aren't as sharp he might be in trouble.
 

slowfinger

International Debutant
thought Jayasuriya's first 10 match average was a bit flattering considering how he bowls. Glad to see that flattening out game by game .
 

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