Sunday, January 30, 2005

Comeback Kings

When Adam Bacher, nephew of former SA Board Chief Ali Bacher, appeared for South Africa against England at Johannesburg today, he was playing an ODI after a gap of 7 years. Bacher went on to miss 183 games for South Africa during this period.
The accompanying table lists the players making a comeback after a long gap: 



Gap	Player	         Mts        Seasons   

9-266  W Larkins (Eng)	 110  1979-80 to 1989-90

8-251  ELR Stewart (SA)	 218  1993-94 to 2002-03

8-144  Faruk Ahmed (BD)   23  1990-91 to 1999

8-120  GE Bradburn (NZ)	 184  1992-93 to 2000-01

7-231  RR Singh (Ind)	 146  1988-89 to 1996-97

7-179  VC Drakes (WI)	 153  1994-95 to 2002-03

7-8    AM de Silva (SL)	  88  1985-86 to 1992-93

7-3    AM Bacher (SA)	 183  1997-98 to 2004-05

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