Players Who Went Downhill After Excellent Starts To Their Test Careers

[Beleg]

What I remember of him is a big century against Pakistan in 1996, and that was a super fine knock regardless of how he might have fared against other countries.

 

[wpdavid]

What I remember of him (Crawley) is a big century against Pakistan in 1996, and that was a super fine knock regardless of how he might have fared against other countries.

That was a wonderful knock against a very good attack. I also remember him playing in Aus during 1994/5, batting very well with Atherton to rebuild after early wickets and set up a decent score in the test which we actually went on to win, IIRC. At one stage I thought he would go on to be the real deal, until the Australians found him out in 1997. He has probably been unlucky not to play more tests, though, when you consider how many one or two others have played.

 

[superkingdave]

Also unlucky since his test average this century is 47 and he never had the chance to play a test match in the sub continent, given that he is a very fine player of spin.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Dunno if he's been mentioned already, but Brett Lee fits the thread criteria...

After 7 Tests: 42 wickets at just over 16, 150 runs at an average of 37.5
Next lump of Tests: Gone downhill slightly

 

[anzac]

Trying to turn a flawed, attention-loving strokemaker into an opener (with a partner like Richardson) was always doomed in hindsight. Averaging over 30 was surprisingly high in the end.

Wasn't he also Opening for AUCK during his stint opening in Tests - or did that follow his selection at intnl level??????

The irony for me with Vincent is that it is his performances in Home Tests that bring his overall average down - NZL = 16.27, AUS = 79, IND = 60, PAK = 39, WIN = 23.5, overall = 29 with an Away average = 46.36. Furthermore both his tons & 4/6 50s were scored Away. He also averages 27 opening & 38 @ #3.

But I also agree that he was too 'busy' a player to partner Richardson & his game is better suited down the order. If he can continue to score runs at State & 'A' level I still see a role for him in the middle order in competition with an ever increasing list of candidates - Sinclair, Astle, Styris, Marshall, McMillan, Fulton, Taylor, Stewart.......

 

[sledger]

alex tudor as a bowler and proobably as a batsman too (his 99 :P)

overated???? more like underated.!!!

 

[Craig]

Paul Wiseman?

A five wicket bag on his first Test, now he shouldn't even be within a country mile of the fBlack Caps teamm.

 

[tooextracool]

other players who havent been mentioned here are ian bishop,craig matthews and andrew hudson. i certainly cant offer a good enough explanation as to why hudson failed.

 

[Craig]

What about Dwayne Smith?

 

[tooextracool]

hasnt played enough.....

 

[sledger]

ed smith and anthony mcgrath ?? although granted the fact that they havent played much either (thankfully)>.... mind you actually they didnt have excellent starts just acceptable ...... themn it was realised that they are not up to stndard......

 

[Craig]

I don't see how AMZ could put Viv Richards in there.

 

[marc71178]

Viv did somewhat tail off towards the end - maybe should've retired a bit earlier.

 

[Mister Wright]

Viv did somewhat tail off towards the end - maybe should've retired a bit earlier.

Enough to be considered as a career that went downhill?

 

[Craig]

Hey for that too be considered going down hill after 101 Tests, then all players would take that.

 

[Dasa]

Sunil Gavaskar

 

[The Baconator]

out of current players i think it may happen 2 graeme smith and mattie hayden may get worse and perhaps retire after he should have

 

[Mister Wright]

out of current players i think it may happen 2 graeme smith and mattie hayden may get worse and perhaps retire after he should have

Haha! This thread is about players who went downhill after excellent starts to their test careers.

Hayden had a shocking start to his test career!

 

[Craig]

Since when has Graeme Smith gone downhill?

Smith's Test career v Australia didn't excatly set the world alight.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Since when has Graeme Smith gone downhill?

Smith's Test career v Australia didn't excatly set the world alight.

I'm assuming he means downhill from the double centuries he took off the English pies in 2003.