Top 5 One Test Wonders
Lancashire’s Stuart Law retires during a county match in 2006Picture this scenario: you get called up to play Test cricket for your country, perform well and... never play another Test match? For some unlucky players, this is the exact fate they suffered.Whether they were born in a generation of superstars and couldn’t find a permanent place in the side, or whether off-field issues prevented them from representing their country at Test level again, or whether they were instances of plain old diabolical selection decisions were made, these players were chewed up and spat out quicker than a Mitchell Johnson thunderbolt.Without further ado, here are my “Top 5 One Test Wonders.”
#1 Stuart Law
Outstanding at First Class level with 27,080 runs at an average of 50.52, Law represented Australia in 54 ODIs. However, he only ever played a single Test match, against Sri Lanka in 1995. Picked as a replacement for the injured Steve Waugh, Law accumulated a tidy 54 not out in his only innings.
Despite his success, he was dropped upon Waugh’s return. As Law was not dismissed in the match, he has the rare distinction of not having a batting average at Test level. Law is considered to have been extremely unlucky, playing in a golden era with a star studded Australian batting order.