10 cricketers who missed out on a significant milestone during their careers

The man who scored 100 international centuries couldn't score one at Lord's, the Mecca of Cricket
The man who scored 100 international centuries couldn't score one at Lord's, the Mecca of Cricket

#8 Mark Boucher missing out on 1000 international dismissals

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A nasty eye injury in 2012 ended Boucher's career on 999 dismissals
A nasty eye injury in 2012 ended Boucher's career on 999 dismissals

Mark Boucher is by far the most successful wicket-keeper in the history of cricket. Besides being a purist behind the stumps, Boucher had been more than a handly explosive lower-order batsman for South Africa for over 15 years.

With him entering the 2012 tour of England with 999 wickets - 555 in Tests, 425 in ODIs and 19 in T20Is - everybody thought that him reaching the milestone of 1000 dismissals was a mere formality. However, in a tour game against Somerset, just a week before the start of the series, the 41-year-old suffered a nasty eye injury that immediately ended his career. Thus Boucher ended his career on 999 international dismissals, tragically missing out on 1000 international dismissals.

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