One-Test wonder

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A One-Test wonder is a term sometimes used to refer to a crickéter who is only selected for one Test match during his career and never represents his country again (not necessarily due to poor performance). Alternatively, it may denote a player who only has one very successful test, such as the bowlers Narendra Hirwani and Bob Massie. One-Test wonders tend to be bowlers, as batsmen are usually perservered with for more than one test. Also, they tend to be picked during home series. The term may come from the term One-hit wonder, which is used to describe singers who only have one hit song.

As of September 2006 there had been 377 one-test wonders ^[1] One of the most unlucky was New Zealand's Rodney Redmond, who only played in one Test despite scoring 107 and 56. Other century-maker was A.G. ('Andy') Gantaume, who scored 112 for the West Indies.