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Young Retirees From the World of Cricket

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I've tried 40 ppp but reverted it because I prefer the default setting. Come at me.
 
aussie tragic

aussie tragic

International Captain
Simon O'Donnell.

ODI debut at 21, diagnosed with cancer just before his 25th birthday, re-commenced playing at 26 and played his last ODI at 28
 
quincywagstaff

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Not absolutely certain but reckon Paul Sheahan & Ross Edwards retired early because of there being better money outside cricket in the mid 70s
 
aussie tragic

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International Captain
quincywagstaff said:
Not absolutely certain but reckon Paul Sheahan & Ross Edwards retired early because of there being better money outside cricket in the mid 70s
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I knew that Ross Edwards played Packer WSC 1977-79 so this didn't sound right. Checking I found that he only played his first test at 29 in1972 and was in and out of the team until 1975 (played 20 tests). He was never selected in the post-WSC unified team of 1979/80 where he still played FC that season at 37, so don't think he qualifies?


Note: cricinfo may need to update his profile as "An accountant by trade, he moved to England where he continues to play club cricket." He's currently 76 so good on him if he's still playing :)
 
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Starfighter

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quincywagstaff said:
Not absolutely certain but reckon Paul Sheahan & Ross Edwards retired early because of there being better money outside cricket in the mid 70s
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I think Sheahan did. A lot of fringe international and domestic Australian cricketers then had very short first class careers then due to being amateurs. If people are going to mention Dexter and de Villiers then Alan Davidson is worth a shot toot, quit at 32 citing money and family reasons, although I've read injuries were beginning to mount up too.
 
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Played 50 matches for NZ averaging just 20. How was he under-rated and by whom was he under-rated?
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>slippy888 post
>serious reply

You know better than that man. :p

In Germon's defence he was a wicket keeper in a pre-Gilchrist era and effectively picked as a specialist captain from his debut, so his batting average isn't as relevant as it might seem. On the flip side, his keeping and captaincy were both a bit **** as well, so....
 
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