ATG XI- Open Voting

[centurymaker]

Lara getting 85 votes while Ponting only has 8 says something. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but is says something...

It is clear as hell that people are severely underrating Ponting, Tendulkar and even Dravid.., while overrating Lara, Pollock, etc..
Short-term memory bias.

 

[kyear2]

To rate Pollock so far ahead of Ponting as many here have done is a bit surrprising for me, Lara and Tendulkar was always seen to be ahead of Ponting, but not by this much.

 

[Red]

First XI
- Len Hutton
- Barry Richards
- Don Bradman
- Greg Chappell
- Viv Richards
- Garry Sobers
- Adam Gilchrist
- Shane Warne
- Malcolm Marshall
- Dennis Lillee
- Glenn McGrath

Second XI
- WG Grace
- Jack Hobbs
- Ricky Ponting
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Brian Lara
- Jaques Kallis
- Allan Knott
- Imran Khan
- Wasim Akram
- Curtly Ambrose
- Bill O'Reilly

Third XI
- Herb Sutcliffe
- Bill Lawry
- George Headley
- Wally Hammond
- Neil Harvey
- Steve Waugh
- Farohk Engineer
- Richard Hadlee
- Ray Lindwall
- Fred Trueman
- Muralitharan

Just forgot Hammond, completely. Walcott has to make way in my third XI sadly.

One thing I find hard in this exercise is finding a spot for guys like Miller, Botham and Kapil. Such brilliant all rounders, but not sure who I'd leave out.

 

[kyear2]

Adjustment made accordingly.

 

[watson]

I make that;

First XI
01. Jack Hobbs
02. Len Hutton
03. Don Bradman
04. Brian Lara
05. Viv Richards
06. Garry Sobers
07. Adam Gilchrist
08. Imran Khan
09. Richard Hadlee
10. Malcolm Marshall
11. Shane Warne

Second XI
01. Sunil Gavaskar
02. Barry Richards
03. Walter Hammond
04. Sachin Tendulkar
05. Graeme Pollock
06. Greg Chappell
07. Alan Knott
08. Dennis Lillee
09. Curtly Ambrose
10. Muttiah Muralitheran
11. Glenn McGrath

(Note: Herbert Sutcliffe gained more points than Greg Chappell, but he was not included as there was no remaining opener's spot)

Third XI
01. WG Grace
02. Herbert Sutcliffe
03. George Headley
04. Jacques Kallis
05. Ricky Ponting
06. Keith Miller
07. Clyde Walcott
08. Wasim Akram
09. Fred Trueman
10. Bill O'Reilly
11. Sydney Barnes

(Note: Clyde Walcott was probably selected as a pure batsman, but gets the keeper's spot by default ahead of Sangakkara)

 

[kyear2]

Waiting for 10 more votes before I call it. Lots of regulars still haven't voted.

 

[kyear2]

Curious to see which 4 or 5 batsmen you consider to be up there behind Bradman. Sobers, Hobbs, Richards and...?

Best Middle Order Batsmen of All Time | For the Love of Legends

Nice article top 20 middleorder batsmen.

Mine would be

Bradman
Richards
Tendulkar
Sobers
Lara
Headley
Pollock
Chappell
Hammond
Ponting

Overall top 10 greatest would Have Hobbs behind Sobers with Barry Richards in there somewhere.

 

[Camo999]

If this is still going I'll have a go:

1st XI
Hobbs
Grace (6)
Bradman
V Richards
Lara
Sobers (5)
*Imran (1)
+Knott
Warne (4)
Ambrose (3)
Barnes (2)

2nd XI
Hutton
Trumper
Headley
Tendulkar
Pollock
*Worrell (5)
+Gilchrist
Wasim (2)
Marshall (3)
Lillee (1)
Murali (4)

3rd XI
Sutcliffe
B Richards
*Sangakarra
Hammond (5)
G Chappell (6)
Javed
Botham (3)
Hadlee (1)
+Oldfield
O'Reilly (4)
McGrath (2)