00:00Rodney Redmond of New Zealand never played another test after scoring a century and a 50 on debut.
00:05Redmond's career began spectacularly in 1973 against Pakistan in Christchurch.
00:10He scored 163 in that match.
00:12With such a promising start, a lengthy international career appeared certain.
00:16However, cricket took a turn for the worse.
00:19Despite being chosen for a tour of England, Redmond was dropped from the test squad with the selectors
00:24citing a lack of impact in the ODIs played earlier.
00:27In that instant, his international journey ended almost as swiftly as it had begun.
00:32But he didn't lose hope and trained his son Aaron who enjoyed a longer career, 8 tests and 6 ODIs.
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