Jeff Wilson created a world record of different sorts by appearing for New Zealand in the second ODI at Christchurch against Australia.
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 |