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Players with no peak
- Thread starter subshakerz
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BoyBrumby
Englishman
I was gonna suggest Lord Gah.
Average settled at 44.53 after 21 tests and ended up at 44.25 after 117.
Highest 45.71 and lowest 40.94.
Coronis
International Coach
He probably does, I was going based off the 5 year + 40 innings peak thread.
His innings up until that drought breaking century within the timeframe I mentioned…
2, 62*, 89, 83, 47*, 32
6 innings 2 not outs 315 @ 78.75 3 fifties
kyear2
International Coach
Such a disingenuous framing of his early career, but as usual, carry on.
Patience and Accuracy+Gut
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Bill O’Reilly. Never got dominated and was basically clearly the best bowler in the world from start to finish. No War or was born some decades later and Tiger probably has a strong case in The Goat debate.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Now, I have a thing against Carribbean cricketers.... I guess whatever makes you happy. Doesn't change the fact though that what I said was true, not to mention I can't remember I ever said Marshall to not be the Greatest bowler ever, but oh well.
kyear2
International Coach
Didn't even intimate that.
What I said was that a miss characterization of his early career. He played in 78 because of WWC, after I believe 2 or less first class games. Then from around '80nwhen he was ready, there was the quartet.
Similar to Lara there were many who opined that he was unfairly held back, but the established guys were there.
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capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I don't think there is anything wrong with the statement that he wasn't an automatic selection until 5 years of his international career..... A lot of reasons why, sure. Had he been selected consistently from before 83 or should he had not debuted in 78; most probably. But doesn't change that fact.
morgieb
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2010/11 Ashes onwards was a genuine second wind for him. He was inches away from getting dropped due to a pretty long trough but from that point on scored heaps of runs until he retired.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
That's kinda how I understood what he was saying. He wasn't an auto selection because of competition.
Slifer
International Captain
I'd think players like Worrell and Miandad who started well and never really peaked or tailed off. Bowling someone like Ambrose who was mostly consistent his entire career (I haven't looked)
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Wasn't Ambrose less penetrative post injury?? Also, Miandad and Worrell debuted in their peak and kinda failed off relatively later on.
jcas0167
International Debutant
Aside from 81/82 season - dismissed for 7 ducks including 4 in a row.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
It's true Miandads average never went below 50 but I think between 83 to 89 he did peak.
Ambrose did peak 89 to 94 but post peak averaged the same with less penetration.
Worrell maybe.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Sure but I think he ended up averaging same early career and post WSC overall.
His averages by country and opponent are ridiculous.Apparently this was Border’s peak..
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0 ducks in 83 innings is impressive. (part of a streak of 89, 4th longest)