5 England players who had a great first class career but didn’t shine in Test cricket

#2 Mark Ramprakash

Mark Ramprakash scored over 35,000 runs in first-class cricket but couldn’t replicate that form for England

A batsman of rare talent, good technique combined with attacking stroke play, Mark Ramprakash is another agonising story of unfulfilled potential. Interestingly, Graeme Hick and Ramprakash made their debut in the same match, against West Indies in 1991 at Leeds.

Once hailed as the best young batsman in England by pundits, Ramprakash failed to live up to the huge expectations.

Format	Matches	Runs	Average	100s	Highest
First class	461	35659	53.14	114	301*
Test	52	2350	23.32	2	154

Nicknamed ‘Bloodaxe’ because of his temper, Ramprakash was one of those special players whom everybody wanted to see succeed. But he struggled to make significant contributions.

There were enough opportunities given, but as he couldn’t deliver his best, the selectors lost faith in him, and he eventually retired from Test cricket in 2002.