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RG Pollock
GA Headely
H Sutcliffe
K Barrington
W Hammond
G Sobers
E Weekes
E Paynter
J Hobbs
C Walcott
L Hutton
RT Ponting
SR Tendulkar
GE Tyldesley
JH Kallis
GC Chappell
RS Dravid
V Sehwag
BC Lara
J Miandad
A Flower
SM Gavaskar
SR Waugh
ML Hayden
IVA Richards
DCS Compton
Chris Martin
WG Grace
Ranji
Trumper
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This one is a crap-shoot tho, to be honest. I think one could perhaps name a dozen batsmen and none would be embarrassed by the title. Chaps of yore like Grace, Ranji & Hobbs (or Trumper if you're that way inclined) would all merit serious discussion through to yer Laras, Sachins, Kallises & Punters of more recent years.
Me? I'm an unashamed Lara fanboy, but the second best? I really wouldn't be able say with any confidence at all. I think dominance of contemporaries is perhaps the surest guide and, based on that, Grace and Ranji look to have very strong cases.
- As featured in The Independent.
"This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers."
- Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads
Jack Mack, please add WG Grace, Trumper and Ranji. I forgot to add them after I added batsmen by averages.
Lara for me.
B.C Lara for me too
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Bore off, seriously.
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I'll have to take out my legends of cricket DVD set again, Marcuss.
Disappointed at the lack of RS Bopara on that list. So I guess I'll have to go with Sir Garfield Sobers, or Sachin Tendulkar. Difficult choice.
This'll end well.
Burgey to bring up the pertinent question, imo.
Athlai doesn't lie. And he doesn't do sarcasm either, so you know it's true!
Yeti Sports 1.5 Champion! Sobers IMO
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Irrelevant option a wee bit relevant for my liking.
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Notice how all options are players that averaged over 50 with the bat (Barring Chris Martin)? Bopara couldn't get a 50 in an Ashes series if his life depended on it.
Out of that list, probably Tendulkar, but if I end up voting it'll be for Hayden.
Yeti Sports 1.5 Champion! Notice how all options are players that averaged over 50 with the bat (Barring Chris Martin)? Bopara couldn't get a 50 in an Ashes series if his life depended on it.
Out of that list, probably Tendulkar, but if I end up voting it'll be for Hayden.
No kidding?
Andy, please add the other options to the poll. I'll then consider you the best mod above Jack.
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