What is the greatest feat of longevity in test cricket?

[subshakerz]

Assuming a long stretch of world class performance, which is the greatest cricket feat?

 

[trundler]

Border playing 150+ tests on the trot was pretty neat. Cook's streak is meh because of English test spam.

 

[Prince EWS]

Shane Warne bowling in India with a broken toenail.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Wilfred Rhodes playing a Test match at 52 years 165 days of age.

 

[Calm_profit]

Border playing 150+ tests on the trot was pretty neat. Cook's streak is meh because of English test spam.

Also Lyon playing 100+ tests on the trot is an amazing achievement for a spinner.

 

[Prince EWS]

Also Lyon playing 100+ tests on the trot is an amazing achievement for a spinner.

Get back to me when he bowls in India with a broken toenail.

 

[Kirkut]

42 year old Gooch scoring 154 on a seaming track under grey skies against Walsh/Patterson/Ambrose/Marshall.

Your hand eye coordination is gone by that age, all that matters is experience.

 

[trundler]

Kapil only missing 1 test in his career.

Akram taking 500+ ODI wickets as a pacer.

 

[Flem274*]

Tendulkar being a competent test batsman from 16 is just wild. In terms of the amount of someones life put into top level cricket, it will never be bettered.

 

[a massive zebra]

42 year old Gooch scoring 154 on a seaming track under grey skies against Walsh/Patterson/Ambrose/Marshall.

Your hand eye coordination is gone by that age, all that matters is experience.

Except he was 37, not 42.

 

[a massive zebra]

Hanif Mohammad's famous 337 (970 minutes, 24 fours) made against West Indies in 1958. After Pakistan found itself following on from a first-innings deficit of 473 runs on the afternoon of the third day, Hanif spent more than sixteen hours at the crease compiling his runs, allowing Pakistan to draw the game. It remains the longest innings in Test history.

 

[Kirkut]

Except he was 37, not 42.

My bad, but it still holds true that a 37 year old batter doesn't have very good hand eye coordination. You can see that happening to Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma right now.

Gooch at 38-39 was not playing those elegant drives off fast bowlers (he was never known for that either during his younger days). But the way he negotiated some of the toughest bowling attacks ever was a masterclass.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

BMac playing all his 101 tests consecutively despite changing his role during his test career from keeper to specialist bat after back problems and batting in every position from 1-9.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Anderson going strong at age 41 after a million tests as a fast bowler really is astonishing.

 

[Daemon]

Tendulkar or Anderson

 

[OverratedSanity]

Tendulkar being a competent test batsman from 16 is just wild. In terms of the amount of someones life put into top level cricket, it will never be bettered.

Could argue Tendulkar was the best batsman we've ever seen at age 18 and at age 38.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Could argue Tendulkar was the best batsman we've ever seen at age 18 and at age 38.

No way. Bradman at 38 has to be far and away the best ever.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Jack Hobbs scoring his last 100 at age of 46 probably.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Not just limiting to tests, Hobbs 100 100s after 40 Years has to be very close to no.1, if its not already at the top,

 

[subshakerz]

Tendulkar or Anderson

What about McGrath? 115 tests from 95 to 2007 with 540 odd wickets @ 20. Longest stretch of worldclass performance from a fast bowler ever with no drop in form.