Jeff Wilson created a world record of different sorts by appearing for New Zealand in the second ODI at Christchurch against Australia.
It was after a gap of 11 years and 331 days that Wilson was playing an ODI -- missing 271 games for New Zealand during this period.
With this, Wilson obliterated all previous records of longest gap between two appearances -- both in terms of time and matches.
The previous record of missing most matches in between two appearances was of 218 matches held by South African wicket-keeper Errol Stewart.
In terms of time interval, Wilson expunged England's Wayne Larkins' record who made a comeback after 9 years and 266 days during the 1989-90 Nehru Cup.
Most matches missed in between two appearances
| Mts | Player | For | ||
| 271 | JW Wilson | NZ | from | v Aus,Auckland,28-03-1993 |
| to | v Aus,Christchurch,22-02-2005 | |||
| 218 | ELR Stewart | SA | from | v Aus,Sydney,25-01-1994 |
| to | v BD,Potchefstroom,03-10-2002 | |||
| 196 | SV Bahutule | Ind | from | v Pak,Dhaka,16-01-1998 |
| to | v NZ,Cuttack,06-11-2003 | |||
| 184 | GE Bradburn | NZ | from | v SL,Colombo RP,13-12-1992 |
| to | v Pak, Sharjah,12-04-2001 | |||
| 183 | AM Bacher | SA | from | v Aus,Sydney,27-01-1998 |
| to | v Eng,Johannesburg,30-01-2005 | |||
| 157 | AR Kapoor | Ind | from | v SA,Rajkot,29-10-1996 |
| to | v Zim,Kanpur,11-12-2000 | |||
| 156 | GB Hogg | Aus | from | v Ind,Mohali,03-11-1996 |
| to | v SL,Perth,22-12-2002 | |||
| 154 | Sajid Ali | Pak | from | v Ind,Sharjah,25-10-1991 |
| to | v SL,Sharjah,07-04-1997 | |||
| 153 | VC Drakes | WI | from | v Aus,Georgetown,18-03-1995 |
| to | v SA,Colombo SSC,13-09-2002 |
Longest gap in between two appearances
| Gap (Yrs-days) | Player | For | ||
| 11 - 331 | JW Wilson | NZ | From | v Aus,Auckland,28-03-1993 |
| To | v Aus,Christchurch,22-02-2005 | |||
| 9 - 266 | W Larkins | Eng | From | v WI,Sydney,22-01-1980 |
| to | v SL,Delhi,15-10-1989 | |||
| 8 - 251 | ELR Stewart | SA | from | v Aus,Sydney,25-01-1994 |
| to | v BD,Potchefstroom,03-10-2002 | |||
| 8 - 144 | Faruk Ahmed | BD | from | v SL,Calcutta,31-12-1990 |
| to | v SCo,Edinburg,24-05-1999 | |||
| 8 - 120 | GE Bradburn | NZ | from | v SL,Colombo RP,13-12-1992 |
| to | v Pak, Sharjah,12-04-2001 | |||
| 7 - 231 | RR Singh | Ind | from | v WI,St.John's,18-03-1989 |
| to | v Aus,Mohali,03-11-1996 | |||
| 7 - 179 | VC Drakes | WI | from | v Aus,Georgetown,18-03-1995 |
| to | v SA,Colombo SSC,13-09-2002 | |||
| 7- 8 | AM de Silva | SL | from | v Pak,Kandy,02-03-1986 |
| to | v Eng,Colombo RP,10-03-1993 | |||
| 7- 3 | AM Bacher | SA | from | v Aus,Sydney,27-01-1998 |
| to | v Eng,Johannesburg,30-01-2005 |
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