SHIV Scores 1ST TEST HUNDRED As A 40 Year Old

I think shiv reminds mail of cowdrey and boycott  but shiv greater than both of those guys.

Keep going Shiv ... a gentleman of Guyana and Windies cricket at any age ... though some don't see it that way ...

You go Tiger !!!  8)

[size=18pt]Shiv is a late bloomer. Check out his batting average in his first 10 years in tests and his average in his last 10 years.[/size]

Quote:[size=12pt]43.89 Shiv's average in his first 10 years(1994-2003) ---he played in 70 tests
61.07 Shiv's average in his last 10 years(2004-14)---he has played in 88 tests[/size]

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* THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE FOLKS

* 43.89 first 10 years; 61.07 the last 10 years.

* [size=14pt]And the 40 year old TIGER doesn't look like he is slowing down----he is getting better with age.[/size]

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[size=18pt]Bradman is #1; Chanderpaul is #2 -----> Batsmen with the Highest Average after age 38[/size]

Quote:[size=12pt]105.72 Bradman(1)
95.85 Chanderpaul(2) [/size]

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[size=18pt]5 batsmen in test history have scored double hundreds after age 40. The last was Graham Gooch back in 1994.[/size]


236 Rowan
211 Hobbs
210 Gooch
208 Nourse
205* Hendren

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MOST TEST HUNDREDS SCORED BY A 40 YEAR OLD

Quote:[size=12pt]8 Hobbs
3 Hendren, Armstrong, Boycott, Gravney
1 Thirteen other batsmen[/size]

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who is the oldest to score a test hundred

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who is the oldest to score a test hundred
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* English opener John Hobbs was 46 when he scored 142 versus Australia in 1929.

* Only 3 batsmen have scored test hundreds after age 43---see Link.

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