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