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kyear2
Cricketer Of The Year
Top 10 Mid Order
Don Bradman, Gary Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Wally Hammond, George Headley, Greg Chappell, Graeme Pollock, Ricky Ponting. (Border, Dravid)
Top 10 Fast
Malcolm Marshall, Glenn Mcgrath, Fred Trueman, Richard Hadlee, Curtly Ambrose, Syd Barnes, Imran Khan, Denis Lillee, Wasim Akram, Alan Donald. (Holding, Davidson)
Top 5 Opening
Len Hutton, Sunil Gavaskar, Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe, Barry Richards (Greenidge)
Top 5 Spin
Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Bill O'Reilly, Jim Laker, Derek Underwood (Kumble)
Orders arn't exactly perfect, and just missed are in brackets
Don Bradman, Gary Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Wally Hammond, George Headley, Greg Chappell, Graeme Pollock, Ricky Ponting. (Border, Dravid)
Top 10 Fast
Malcolm Marshall, Glenn Mcgrath, Fred Trueman, Richard Hadlee, Curtly Ambrose, Syd Barnes, Imran Khan, Denis Lillee, Wasim Akram, Alan Donald. (Holding, Davidson)
Top 5 Opening
Len Hutton, Sunil Gavaskar, Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe, Barry Richards (Greenidge)
Top 5 Spin
Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Bill O'Reilly, Jim Laker, Derek Underwood (Kumble)
Orders arn't exactly perfect, and just missed are in brackets
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Slifer
International Captain
Middle Order : Don, G Chappell, Viv, Sobers, Sachin, Lara, Hammond, Ponting, Waugh, Barrington, Headley
Fast Bowlers: MM, Mcgrath, Hadlee, Imran, Ambrose, Donald, Trueman, Lillee, Waqar, Wasim
Openers: Hobbs, Hutton, Gavaskar, Sutcliffe, Boycott
Spinners: Murali, Warne, Oreilley, Grimmett, Laker
Fast Bowlers: MM, Mcgrath, Hadlee, Imran, Ambrose, Donald, Trueman, Lillee, Waqar, Wasim
Openers: Hobbs, Hutton, Gavaskar, Sutcliffe, Boycott
Spinners: Murali, Warne, Oreilley, Grimmett, Laker
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Middle Order : Bradman, Sobers, Viv Richards, Tendulkar, Hammond, G Pollock, Lara, G Chappell, G Headley, Ponting
Fast Bowlers: Marshall, Hadlee, Ambrose, McGrath, Trueman, Donald, Imran, Lillee, Akram, Pollock
Openers: Hobbs, Gavaskar, Hutton, Barry Richards, Suttcliffe
Spinners: Murali, Barnes, Warne, O'Reilly, Laker
Fast Bowlers: Marshall, Hadlee, Ambrose, McGrath, Trueman, Donald, Imran, Lillee, Akram, Pollock
Openers: Hobbs, Gavaskar, Hutton, Barry Richards, Suttcliffe
Spinners: Murali, Barnes, Warne, O'Reilly, Laker
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
Should also have top 5 keepers, top 5 all rounders, and top 5 captains IMHO.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
10 Middle Order : Donald Bradman, Garry Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar, Wally Hammond, George Headley, Graeme Pollock, KS Ranjitsinhji, Greg Chappell, Viv Richards, Brian Lara (honourable mentions to Ken Barrington and Clyde Walcott)
10 Fast Bowlers: Malcolm Marshall, Richard Hadlee, Sydney Barnes, Glenn McGrath, Fred Trueman, George Lohmann, Joel Garner, Curtly Ambrose, Imran Khan, Dennis Lillee (honourable mentions to Wasim Akram and Harold Larwood)
5 Openers: Jack Hobbs, Leonard Hutton, Sunil Gavaskar, Herbert Sutcliffe, Barry Richards
5 Spinners: Muttiah Muralitharan, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill O'Reilly, Shane Warne, Hedley Verity
10 Fast Bowlers: Malcolm Marshall, Richard Hadlee, Sydney Barnes, Glenn McGrath, Fred Trueman, George Lohmann, Joel Garner, Curtly Ambrose, Imran Khan, Dennis Lillee (honourable mentions to Wasim Akram and Harold Larwood)
5 Openers: Jack Hobbs, Leonard Hutton, Sunil Gavaskar, Herbert Sutcliffe, Barry Richards
5 Spinners: Muttiah Muralitharan, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill O'Reilly, Shane Warne, Hedley Verity
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Well done, weldone, you've done well
Top 10 Middle Order Batsmen
Don Bradman
Viv Richards
Wally Hammond
George Headley
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Greg Chappell
Greame Pollock
Rahul Dravid
Allan Border
Extra Ricky Ponting
Top 10 Fast Bowlers
Malcom Marshall
Danis Lillee
Imran Khan
Richard Headley
Joel Garner
Curtley Ambrose
Glenn Mcgrath
Micheal Holding
Andy Roberts
Wasim Akram
Extra Collin Croft
Top 5 Openers
Sunil Gavaskar
Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
Barry Richards
Herbert Sutcliffe
Extra Geoff Boycott
Top 5 Spinners
Shane Warne
Muthaiah Muralidharan
Subhash Gupte
Jim Laker
Anil Kumble
Extra Bishen Singh Bedi
Top 5 All Rounders
Garry Sobbers
Imran Khan
Richard Headley
Ian Botham
Kapil Dev
Extra Jacques Kallis
Don Bradman
Viv Richards
Wally Hammond
George Headley
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Greg Chappell
Greame Pollock
Rahul Dravid
Allan Border
Extra Ricky Ponting
Top 10 Fast Bowlers
Malcom Marshall
Danis Lillee
Imran Khan
Richard Headley
Joel Garner
Curtley Ambrose
Glenn Mcgrath
Micheal Holding
Andy Roberts
Wasim Akram
Extra Collin Croft
Top 5 Openers
Sunil Gavaskar
Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
Barry Richards
Herbert Sutcliffe
Extra Geoff Boycott
Top 5 Spinners
Shane Warne
Muthaiah Muralidharan
Subhash Gupte
Jim Laker
Anil Kumble
Extra Bishen Singh Bedi
Top 5 All Rounders
Garry Sobbers
Imran Khan
Richard Headley
Ian Botham
Kapil Dev
Extra Jacques Kallis
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kyear2
Cricketer Of The Year
I did but smalishah84 thought that it was too much, so I adjusted accordingly.
Outswinger@Pace
International 12th Man
I'll just stick with my fields here.
Top 10 fast bowlers
R.J.Hadlee, Malcolm Marshall, "Fiery" Trueman, D.K.Lillee, Imran Khan, R.R.Lindwall, Andy Roberts, Glenn McGrath, Harold Larwood, C.E.L.Ambrose (Honourable mentions to Waqar Younis and Alan Davdison)
Top 10 middle-order bats
Don Bradman, George Headley, Gary Sobers, Kumar Ranjitsinhji, Everton Weekes, Wally Hammond, Greg Chappell, Allan Border, Ken Barrington, Steve Waugh (Honourable mentions to Viv Richards, Rahul Dravid and Graeme Pollock)
Top 10 fast bowlers
R.J.Hadlee, Malcolm Marshall, "Fiery" Trueman, D.K.Lillee, Imran Khan, R.R.Lindwall, Andy Roberts, Glenn McGrath, Harold Larwood, C.E.L.Ambrose (Honourable mentions to Waqar Younis and Alan Davdison)
Top 10 middle-order bats
Don Bradman, George Headley, Gary Sobers, Kumar Ranjitsinhji, Everton Weekes, Wally Hammond, Greg Chappell, Allan Border, Ken Barrington, Steve Waugh (Honourable mentions to Viv Richards, Rahul Dravid and Graeme Pollock)
Cabinet96
Global Moderator
I still don't see what Kallis has to do to be recognized as one of the greats. He averages more than Tendulkar with the bat in Tests (57 I think). Add to that his bowling ability and you have arguably one of the greatest player of al time. Yet he still can't get in the top 10 middle order bats here. Why is it that more flamboyant players like Lara get recognised as a lot better. In my view cricket is about results not style and you can't argue with Kallis'.
It's like with the England test team. They don't have any mystery spinners, lightning quick bowlers, 2 of their best batsmen (Cook and Trott aren't exactly flamboyant and frankly they are a rather boring team. They try to build up pressure in the field with dot balls and try to bat once. Yet they are number 1 Test team.
It's like with the England test team. They don't have any mystery spinners, lightning quick bowlers, 2 of their best batsmen (Cook and Trott aren't exactly flamboyant and frankly they are a rather boring team. They try to build up pressure in the field with dot balls and try to bat once. Yet they are number 1 Test team.