Best Players Who Never Played Test Cricket

[Jim05]

Pat Cummins could be added to that list of one test wonders if they cant get his body sorted out.

[Dirk Tazelaar]

You young people seem to be neglecting one of the most famous non-test players, Sam Trimble. From 1959-76 he made 10,282 runs @ 41.79 including 26 100s & 48 50s. None of those runs came cheaply in English county cricket.

[GWW]

How about that Queensland bowler Dirk Tazelaar? I don't think he played a Test

[FlyingHigh]

Wasn't Wade Seccombe's keeping regarded as the best behind Ian Healy and ahead of Gilchrist in the mid 90's/early 00's? Gilchrist obviously a better batsman, but Seccombe no mug with 4 100's and 12 50's in Shield circket.

[Dirk Tazelaar]

How about that Queensland bowler Dirk Tazelaar? I don't think he played a Test

After I won state player of the year in 1987/88, I thought I was a dead set chance to open the bowling on the tour of Pakistan. They instead went with Dodemaide & Reid and I'm like "whatever".

[robranisgod]

From the 1960s the three stand outs who may have played test cricket were Sam Trimble, Ian Brayshaw and Ken Cunningham. Trimble had to contend with Simpson and Lawry for much of his career. The odd selection in retrospect was Ken Eastwood in front of Trimble in 1970-71 although I think Eastwood had good credentials leading up to his selection that year. Brayshaw and Cunningham probably weren't quite dominant enough with either bat or ball to be selected but they were both mighty fine first class cricketers. If they had been in their prime in the mid 80s they would have walked into the test team

[Dogwatcher]

You young people seem to be neglecting one of the most famous non-test players, Sam Trimble. From 1959-76 he made 10,282 runs @ 41.79 including 26 100s & 48 50s. None of those runs came cheaply in English county cricket.

Well said, the conversation has been heavily loaded towards the past 20 years.

[stampy]

peter gladigau, best figures 7/85

[FlyingHigh]

Used to enjoy watching Michael Haysman as a kid, seemed he was bound to play for Australia before too long.
Was he up to test standard, would have he been a good fit coming in at 5 behind AB? Should have be played in the 1984/85 series before he joined the rebel tour?

[GWW]

I thought of Gladigau as well, but similar to George, he never lived up to his early promise.

Anyone know if Gladigau played under age footy for Glenelg?

For those that remember him - what was Wayne Prior like? He was from late 70's/early 80's - I'm finding it a little difficult to remember him very well.

[whufc]

What about the Italian long haired all rounder from SA, his name escapes me!!

[Jim05]

What about the Italian long haired all rounder from SA, his name escapes me!!

Scuderi?

[whufc]

What about the Italian long haired all rounder from SA, his name escapes me!!

Scuderi?

YES LOL

Joe Scuderi what a cult hero!!

[GWW]

I remember when Scuderi and Hookesy both went a bit berzerk in an innings in the early 90's in a Shield Game.

From memory Scuderi eventually returned to Queensland to play, but did very little there..?

[JK]

Memory pretty average these days so could be wrong, but I thought Trevor Barsby was a pretty solid player for the Benders, did he ever score a cap?

[Ruben Carter]

Dav Whatmore

[am Bays]

Dav Whatmore

Didn't he play a couple of tests at the end of World Series Cricket??

edit Yep #304

[whufc]

Roger Woolley

[Hondo]

Woolley played some tests in 83-84 after Marsh retired

Test cap number 319

[Interceptor]

Eddie Gilbert (1930-36, Qld)

Dismissed Bradman for a duck, who later rated him as the quickest he ever faced.
Had a "suspect" action that probably prevented national selection.