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They came and went before he missed a match

Glamorgan's Mark Wallace's run of 230 consecutive county championship matches started back in 2001 and ended this week. These big-name players' entire Test careers was within this streak

Graeme Smith walks back after falling for 3 in his final innings, South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day, March 4, 2014

Graeme Smith (2002 - 2014) Tests: 117, Runs: 9265  •  Getty Images