Longest serving member of the first class scene without ever seriously challenging for higher honors

[LondonCalling]

I think it's Dan Marsh's last season this year, and despite being around for 16 years, has never really ever been touted as a contender for the national side.

Averages 38 with the bat and 45 with the ball, handy, but hardly outstanding. Amazing to last 16 years with those sorts of numbers which have been boosted by playing lower level county sides also.

Who else can you think of? Nick Jewell seems to have been around forever with similiarly low test chances throughout. Paul Nobes was the standard bearer here also..

 

[eth-dog]

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Jamie Siddons

 

[LondonCalling]

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Siddons played for Australia (albeit once) though, and was consistently talked about however...

 

[Wallace80]

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Jamie Cox. Horribly unlucky not to play Test cricket. 2nd most shield runs of all time behind Boof Lehmann. unfortunately played in an era of really good opening batters, taylor, elliott, hayden, langer etc

 

[Rohan25]

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Brad McNamara seemed pretty useful for a long time for NSW, and was never really in the national frame.

 

[Navyblues09]

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Michael Klinger will likely end up another one, already been playing for 10 years

 

[WattsGoodForYou]

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Michael Klinger will likely end up another one, already been playing for 10 years

Played a couple of Aus A matches, back early this decade. Though his form fell away quickly.

 

[Cousin Jed]

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Paul Jackson is one name I would mention

 

[SBI]

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Played a couple of Aus A matches, back early this decade. Though his form fell away quickly.

I think he did last year as well?

Dan Marsh is the first that comes to mind for me as well. The recently retired Greg Mail also managed 70-odd FC matches.

 

[Spikey]

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Grant Lambert has been pretty much on the fringe of the NSW team for the past 8-9 years, which is why I'm so angry every time he plays a game.

 

[Selective Retention]

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If you play for Aus A I don't think it necessarily means you are in the mix for an Australian spot. Damien Wright has been around for ages, and played a few good games for Aus A over the years, but I doubt he has ever seriously been in Australian calculations.

 

[Cotchin 9]

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Shawn Bradstreet
Gerard Denton
Damien Wright
Lee Carseldine
Jason Arnberger
Nick Jewell
Brad Hodge
Wade Seccombe
Sean Clingeleffer
Darren Berry
Dan Marsh
Ryan Campbell

 

[Cleavy]

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Campbell played ODIs

 

[Spikey]

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Mainly on the back of that 'spoon' shot

 

[WattsGoodForYou]

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If you play for Aus A I don't think it necessarily means you are in the mix for an Australian spot. Damien Wright has been around for ages, and played a few good games for Aus A over the years, but I doubt he has ever seriously been in Australian calculations.

Was 12th man on a couple of occasions a few seasons ago for the ODI team.

But if you take ODI's out yes you could say his name, along with players such as Micheal Div.

 

[LondonCalling]

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Wright? When was that? :S

Seccombe was also the back up keeper in the 2001 Ashes squad. Carseldine was also seriously considered last year during the ODI series against SA.

Shaun Young SHOULD be in this category. :/

 

[Selective Retention]

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Young was obviously lucky to get a game, being in the right place at the right time but I think the stick he cops is a bit harsh. The guy averaged 38 with the bat and 35 with the ball, so he's no worse than a Cam White or Andrew McDonald.

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

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There was a time once, when arguably Australia's best opening pair didn't play for Australia.

Hills and Cox were the best opening partnership for 3 consecutive years, 2nd was Taylor and Slater.

One pair never got the chance for higher honours, the others played probably 100 tests between them.

 

[Spikey]

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The benefits of incumbency



(and being captain)

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

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Ken Cunningham ... although he did play for the Australian 2nd XI.

 

[BigCat2]

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Jimmy Maher for the Test team.

And Stuart Law if not for his 54*.

 

[Invigoration]

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Darren Berry

 

[Homer Jnr]

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Clinton Perren.

 

[LondonCalling]

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Mark Ridgway was another

 

[Selective Retention]

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Since everyone else from the Tasmanian shield side in the 90s has been listed, better add Rod Tucker to the pile. 100 FC games as a player, and now has the chance to qualify as an umpire too