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Top 50 Greatest test batters

MasterBlaster24

MasterBlaster24

U19 12th Man
Top 50 Greatest test batters according to Kimber (Art of Batting)
1.Bradman
2.Tendulkar
3.Hobbs
4.Hutton
5.Lara
6.Steven Smith
7.Gavaskar
8.Viv
9.Sobers
10.Kallis
11.Hammond
12.Sangakkara
13.Sutcliffe
14.Root
15.Dravid
16.Grace
17.Barrington
18.Headley
19.Ponting
20.Chappell
21.Border
22.Younis Khan
23.Miandad
24.ABD
25.Kohli
26.Boycott
27.Graeme Smith
28.Greenidge
29.Cook
30.Chanderpaul
31.Steve Waugh
32.Williamson
33.Sehwag
34.Hayden
35.Graeme Pollock
36.Clive Lloyd
37.Inzamam
38.Flower
39.Jayawardene
40.Martin Crowe
41.Amla
42.KP
43.Trumper
44.Ranjitsinhji
45.Kanhai
46.Worrell
47.Harvey
48.Weekes
49.Walcott
50.Mohammad Yousuf

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Thala_0710

Thala_0710

International Regular
*Current player Tests Runs Average Centuries Usual Batting Position 2022 Rank
1 D. Bradman 52 6996 99.94 29 3 1
2 S. Tendulkar 200 15921 53.79 51 4 4
3 J. Hobbs 61 5410 56.95 15 Opener 2
4 G. Sobers 93 8032 57.78 26 5 & 6 3
5 L. Hutton 79 6971 56.67 19 Opener 7
6 B. Lara 131 11953 52.89 34 4 6
7 V. Richards 121 8540 50.24 24 3 - 5 5
8 *S.Smith 109 9685 56.97 32 4 & Opener 10
9 S. Gavaskar 125 10122 51.12 34 Opener 9
10 W. Hammond 85 7249 58.46 22 3 & 4 8
11 H. Sutcliffe 54 4555 60.73 16 Opener 12
12 G. Headley 22 2190 60.83 10 3 11
13 R. Ponting 168 13378 51.85 41 3 14
14 J. Kallis 166 13289 55.37 45 3 & 4 18
15 G. Chappell 87 7110 53.86 24 4 13
16 A. Border 156 11174 50.56 27 4 - 6 17
17 K. Sangakkara 134 12400 57.41 38 3 16
18 G. Pollock 23 2256 60.97 7 4 15
19 S. Waugh 168 10927 51.06 32 5 19
20 K. Barrington 82 6806 58.67 20 3 & 4 20
21 R. Dravid 164 13288 52.31 36 3 22
22 E. Weekes 48 4455 58.62 15 4 23
23 D. Nourse 34 2960 53.82 9 4 27
24 Javed Miandad 124 8832 52.57 23 4 21
25 Younis Khan 118 10099 52.06 34 4 25
26 C. Walcott 44 3798 56.69 15 3 or 5 26
27 *K.Williamson 100 8743 54.99 32 3 39
28 *J.Root 140 11736 49.73 31 4 36
29 *V.Kohli 113 8848 49.16 29 4 38
30 G. Smith 117 9265 48.26 27 Opener 37
31 AB de Villiers 114 8765 50.66 22 5 & 6 28
32 D. Compton 78 5807 50.06 17 4 24
33 N. Harvey 79 6149 48.42 21 3 & 4 34
34 G. Boycott 108 8114 47.73 22 Opener 29
35 G. Greenidge 108 7558 44.72 19 Opener 42
36 V. Trumper 48 3163 39.05 8 Opener 31
37 A. Flower 63 4794 51.55 12 5 30
38 F. Worrell 51 3860 49.49 9 3 or 5 35
39 V. Sehwag 104 8586 49.34 23 Opener 40
40 P.May 66 4537 46.77 13 3 & 4 46
41 R.Kanhai 79 6227 47.53 15 3 33
42 H.Amla 124 9282 46.64 28 3 unranked
43 M.Crowe 77 5444 45.37 17 4 44
44 C.Lloyd 110 7515 46.68 19 5 & 6 48
45 M.Hayden 103 8625 50.74 30 Opener 41
46 Inzamam-ul-Haq 120 8830 49.61 25 4 45
47 B. Simpson 62 4869 46.82 10 Opener 32
48 C. Hill 49 3412 39.22 7 3 49
49 S. Chanderpaul 164 11867 51.37 30 5 43
50 B. Mitchell 42 3471 48.89 8 Opener unranked
 
vidiq

vidiq

State Regular
MasterBlaster24 said:
Top 50 Greatest test batters according to Kimber (Art of Batting)
1.Bradman
2.Tendulkar
3.Hobbs
4.Hutton
5.Lara
6.Steven Smith
7.Gavaskar
8.Viv
9.Sobers
10.Kallis
11.Hammond
12.Sangakkara
13.Sutcliffe
14.Root
15.Dravid
16.Grace
17.Barrington
18.Headley
19.Ponting
20.Chappell
21.Border
22.Younis Khan
23.Miandad
24.ABD
25.Kohli
26.Boycott
27.Graeme Smith
28.Greenidge
29.Cook
30.Chanderpaul
31.Steve Waugh
32.Williamson
33.Sehwag
34.Hayden
35.Graeme Pollock
36.Clive Lloyd
37.Inzamam
38.Flower
39.Jayawardene
40.Martin Crowe
41.Amla
42.KP
43.Trumper
44.Ranjitsinhji
45.Kanhai
46.Worrell
47.Harvey
48.Weekes
49.Walcott
50.Mohammad Yousuf

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capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Hall of Fame Member
I like the position of Ponting and Gavaskar (though both more extreme than what I will do). I don't like those of Weekes and Walcott and Trumper and Ranji and Pollock and am genuinely mad that Compton and Nourse are no where to be seen. And I am quite flabbergasted by the ranking of Grace..... 16th?? Seriously??? Like that just looks wrong. All in all not the worst list I have seen, but it definitely has something everyone of us will like, and something everyone all of us will hate the guts of.
 
Thala_0710

Thala_0710

International Regular
capt_Luffy said:
I like the position of Ponting and Gavaskar (though both more extreme than do). I don't like those of Weekes and Walcott and Trumper and Ranji and Pollock and am genuinely mad that Compton and Nourse are no where to be seen. And I am quite flabbergasted by the ranking of Grace..... 16th?? Seriously??? Like that just looks wrong. All in all not the worst list I have seen, but it definitely has something everyone of us will like, and something everyone all of us will hate the guts of.
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Weekes and Walcott were downgraded due to their performances in Eng and Aus, Ranji and Pollock and Grace just didn't have enough of a test sample for him to push them up.
Nourse again made runs in England in tests but a low sample size, but didn't make many in eng at the FC level.
Basically all guys with low sample sizes in tests have been downgraded a bit.
 
Thala_0710

Thala_0710

International Regular
vidiq said:
Wow he rated Kohli, abd , Chanderpaul etc over Steve Waugh.
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The argument (like Chanderpaul) is that he didn't bat higher up the order when his team needed him to, and the fact that he had very easy entry points in his career (150/3 was the median entry point approximately).
Having said all this, I'd have him a bit higher for his performances in the 90s but he has downgraded the no 5s/6s a bit throughout the book.
 
Red_Ink_Squid

Red_Ink_Squid

Global Moderator
MasterBlaster24 said:
Top 50 Greatest test batters according to Kimber (Art of Batting)
1.Bradman
2.Tendulkar
3.Hobbs
4.Hutton
5.Lara
6.Steven Smith
7.Gavaskar
8.Viv
9.Sobers
10.Kallis
11.Hammond
12.Sangakkara
13.Sutcliffe
14.Root
15.Dravid
16.Grace
17.Barrington
18.Headley
19.Ponting
20.Chappell
21.Border
22.Younis Khan
23.Miandad
24.ABD
25.Kohli
26.Boycott
27.Graeme Smith
28.Greenidge
29.Cook
30.Chanderpaul
31.Steve Waugh
32.Williamson
33.Sehwag
34.Hayden
35.Graeme Pollock
36.Clive Lloyd
37.Inzamam
38.Flower
39.Jayawardene
40.Martin Crowe
41.Amla
42.KP
43.Trumper
44.Ranjitsinhji
45.Kanhai
46.Worrell
47.Harvey
48.Weekes
49.Walcott
50.Mohammad Yousuf

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A few oddities (Grace and Pollock feel like they should be higher if considered, or alternatively omitted) but a pretty good list generally. I love the top 5.
 
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