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Quiz! Name the top-order batsmen to go the longest without a Test fifty

by Wisden Staff 15 minute play

In this quiz, you have to name every player to go 15 or more consecutive innings without making a fifty while batting in the top six in Test cricket.

The list is a tricky one. While you’d assume it would all be soon-forgotten Test batsman to make the cut, in fact, most of the batsmen are well known, with even some greats of the game making the cut. Perhaps it takes building up a lot of credit to last through such a poor run of form.

There are also a couple of sneaky nightwatchmen to play enough innings in the top six. One way to root these out is to pay close attention to the span of their fallow run. If it’s a lot of years and not many innings, they may well have been batting in the top six only occasionally.

This is a long one, so you’ve got 15 minutes. Good luck!

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