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IYO: 10 best test batsmen OAT, 7 best paceman, 5 best spinners, 4 best keepers, 3 ARs

mr_mister

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
(3 best All rounders). Tried to give more weight to the more common type of player



10 best batsman:

Bradman
Hobbs
Hammond
Headley
Hutton
Sobers
Pollock
Richards
Sachin
Lara


7 best paceman:

Barnes
Lillee
Marshall
Hadlee
Ambrose
Wasim
McGrath


5 best spinners:

O'Reilly
Grimmett
Laker
Warne
Murali


4 best keepers:

Ames
Knott
Healy
Gilchrist


3 best all rounders:


Imran
Hadlee
Pollock #controversial
 

Hurricane

Hall of Fame Member
10 best test batsmen OAT, 7 best paceman, 5 best spinners, 4 best keepers, 3 ARs

Batsmen

Bradman
Sobers
McCabe
Ponsford
Hobbs
Tendulkar
Lara
Grace
Gavascar
Richards

Pacemen
Hadlee
Wasim
Holding
Marshall
Lillee
Steyn
Ambrose I guess

Spinners
Warne
Murali
Underwood
Bedi
Young Daniel Vettori

Keepers
Taylor
Gilchrist
Knott
Meh

All Rounders
Imran
Botham
Miller
 

ankitj

Hall of Fame Member
Bradman, Sobers, Viv Richards, Tendulkar, Hobbs, Lara, G. Pollock, Hutton, G. Chappell, Headley

Marshall, Barnes, Hadlee, Ambrose, McGrath, Steyn, Trueman

Murali, Warne, O'Reilly, Grimmet, Laker

Gilchrist, Sangakkara, Ames, Lindsay

Imran, Kallis, Miller (from those not mentioned in other categories)

EDIT: Added Hutton, took out Hammond.
 
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weldone

Hall of Fame Member
Batsman: Bradman, Tendulkar, Sobers, Hobbs, Lara, Hutton, Hammond, Headley, Barry Richards, Graeme Pollock

Pacemen: Ambrose, Barnes, Hadlee, Marshall, McGrath, Trueman, Larwood

Spinners: Muralitharan, Warne, O'Reilly, Grimmett, Laker

Keepers: Gilchrist, Knott, Ames, Flower

All-rounders: Sobers, Miller, Imran
 

Zinzan

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Batsmen;

The Don
Hobbs
Hammond
Sobers
Richards
Pollock
Lara
Headley
Gavaskar
Tendulkar

Pace bowlers;

Marshall
Barnes
Hadlee
Ambrose
Wasim
McGrath
Steyn


Special mention to Lillee


Spinners


Warne
Murali
O'Reilly
Laker
Underwood


Keepers:

Knott
Gilchrist
Ames
Oldfield

All-rounders:

Sobers
Miller
Imran

Kallis if I was allowed a 2nd batting allrounder and special mention to Botham for the 1st half of his career.
 

Red

The normal awards that everyone else has
10 best batsman:

Bradman
Sobers
Hutton
V.Richards
Tendulkar
Hobbs
Lara
G.Pollock
G.Chappell
May

7 best paceman:

McGrath
Marshall
Hadlee
Ambrose
Lillee
Wasim
Imran

5 best spinners:

Warne
O'Reilly
Grimmett
Laker
Murali

4 best keepers:

Evans
Knott
Kirmani
Healy

3 best all rounders:

Gilchrist
Miller
Botham
 
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kingkallis

International Coach
In my opinion, longevity plays a major role in determining if a certain player can be considered as an ATG or not. 20-25 games are too little to determine hence I've picked players who have played at least 50 test matches.

/ Don Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Viv Richards, Jack hobbs, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar, Wally Hammond, Ricky Ponting, Len Hutton

o (f) Malcolm Marshall, Richard Hadlee, Curtly Ambrose, Glenn McGrath, Dale Steyn, Wasim Akram, Dennis Lillee

o (s) Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lance Gibbs, Richie Benaud, Anil Kumble

+ Adam Gilchrist, Alan Knott, Ian Healy, Mark Boucher

/ o Imran Khan, Keith Miller, Ian Botham / Shaun Pollock
 

AldoRaine18

State Vice-Captain
Bradman
Sobers
Tendulkar
Hobbs
Headley
Chappell
Hutton
Lara
Richards
Ponting

McGrath
Hadlee
Akram
Marshall
Steyn
Lillee
Larwood

O Reilly
Laker
Tayfield
Warne
Murali

Knott
Gilchrist
Ames
Walcott

Imran
Miller
Faulkner
 

Geoffboycott

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
I don't know enough about players before 1970 really but I think bradman Hobbs and Hutton were the best 3 batsmen with Barnes trueman and Larwood the best quicks. But since 1970 I'm very clued up.

Batsmen
1. Boycott
2. Gavaskar
3. Dravid
4. Tendulkar
5. Richards
6. Lara
7. Kallis
8. Waugh
9. Ponting
10. Cook

Quicks
1. Broad
2. Marshall
3. Garner
4. Ambrose
5. Akram
6. Lillee
7. Hadlee

Spinners
1. Warne
2. Muralitharan
3. Underwood
4. Harbajan
5. Kumble

Keepers
1. Stewart
2. Prior
3. Knott
4. Sangakkara

All rounders
1. Botham
2. Dev
3. Khan
 
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Coronis

Cricketer Of The Year
I am also going to exclude players such as Barnes, Headley and Pollock.

Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Bradman, Hutton, Sobers, Chappell, Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Sangakkara

Lillee, Hadlee, Marshall, Wasim, Ambrose, McGrath, Steyn

Grimmett, O'Reilly, Laker, Warne, Murali

Ames, Knott, Healy, Gilchrist (taking batting into account)

Sobers, Imran, Kallis
 

Red

The normal awards that everyone else has
10 best batsman:

Bradman
Sobers
Hutton
V.Richards
Tendulkar
Hobbs
Lara
G.Pollock
G.Chappell
May

7 best paceman:

McGrath
Marshall
Hadlee
Ambrose
Lillee
Wasim
Imran

5 best spinners:

Warne
O'Reilly
Grimmett
Laker
Murali

4 best keepers:

Evans
Knott
Kirmani
Healy

3 best all rounders:

Gilchrist
Miller
Botham
Forgot Gavaskar.
 

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
(3 best All rounders). Tried to give more weight to the more common type of player



10 best batsman:

Bradman
Hobbs
Hammond
Headley
Hutton
Sobers
Pollock
Richards
Sachin
Lara


7 best paceman:

Barnes
Lillee
Marshall
Hadlee
Ambrose
Wasim
McGrath


5 best spinners:

O'Reilly
Grimmett
Laker
Warne
Murali


4 best keepers:

Ames
Knott
Healy
Gilchrist


3 best all rounders:


Imran
Hadlee
Pollock #controversial
You've picked Hadlee twice (bowler & allrounder) unless you've randomly put his his father or a brother in there.
 

NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
Current players: 10 best test batsmen, 7 best paceman, 5 best spinners, 4 best keepers, 3 ARs

Bats
de Villiers
Younus
Root
Sangakkara
Amla
Williamson
Smith
Mathews
Azhar
Kohli

Quicks
Steyn
Anderson
Boult
Johnson
Broad
Southee
Hazlewood

Spin
Yasir
Herath
Ashwin
Lyon
Shakib

Keepers
Watling
Sarfraz
Mushfiqur
Chandimal


AR
Shakib and then it becomes difficult. I guess Moeen, Stokes and Anderson would be up there. I don't really think of Mathews as a Test AR or Ashwin.
 
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NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
Neesham - 43 with the bat; 32 with the ball
Yeah Jimmy has had a good start and is clearly an all rounder, but it just feels a bit early for him to be included. I know I've listed Anderson who has played a similar number of games - its the one area that I didn't really think about, I was more focused on the other 4 groupings.
 

Dan

Hall of Fame Member
Batsmen:
1. Bradman
2. Tendulkar
3. Sobers
4. Sangakkara
5. Lara
6. Hobbs
7. Hutton
8. Richards
9. Macartney
10. Worrell

Pace Bowlers:
1. Larwood
2. McGrath
3. Marshall
4. Hadlee
5. Steyn
6. Lillee
7. Wasim

Spinners:
1. Muralitharan
2. Warne
3. O'Reilly
4. Grimmett
5. Gupte

Wicketkeepers:
1. Evans
2. Knott
3. Tallon
4. Gilchrist
5. Watling

All-Rounders:
1. Miller
2. Imran
3. Kallis
 

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