Which 4 heads would you put on a cricketing Mount Rushmore?

[TheBrand]

I'd argue that BMac would get on the NZ rushmore based on influence.

 

[Arachnodouche]

As the WI go, I wouldn't mind any one of Worrell, Sobers, Marshall/Ambrose, Lara finding a spot. Lara exemplified everything beautiful about the art of cricket batting. I've been so happy just to see him in the IPL dugout this year. And I'd wager to say those Indians who watched both him and Sachin bat in their primes wouldn't mind Lara pipping their "God" to the post either.

 

[ankitj]

For WI, I would go: Worrell, Sobers, Richards, Marshall

 

[stephen]

For WI, I would go: Worrell, Sobers, Richards, Marshall

I can see an argument for that but it's very hard to leave out the first true star of West Indies Cricket. The guy who was so good he was dubbed the "black Bradman".

 

[ankitj]

Yes, forgot about Headley. He has a damn strong case. One of him or Worrell would have to be out. Tough call.

 

[trundler]

Leaving out Worrell would be insanity. Simply the most influential for any one team/board post-War. He's a must, along with Sobers.

 

[MrPrez]

For SA I'd go:

Graeme Pollock
Jacques Kallis
Mike Proctor
Dale Steyn

Unlucky players include Barry Richards, Aubrey Faulkner, Dudley Nourse, Hugh Tayfield and AB de Villiers

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Mike Procter
16 tests , all against top oppositions
700 runs at 33.33
70 wickets at 17.14

This is like a batsman averaging 100 against strong opponents in 16 tests spanned over a decade.

 

[trundler]

For WI:

Worrell, Sobers, Lloyd, Marshall.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Sobers Bradman Grace + Barnes

Hadlee Imran Kapil Botham

Procter G.pollock B.Richards Rice

Trumper Hobbs Hutton Gavaskar

Truman Lillee Marshall Akram

O' Reilly Grimmet Warne Murali

Viv Sachin Akram Kapil

Procter Kapil Botham Miller

Worrell Border Crowe Dhoni

Bradman Rhodes Sobers Marshall

 

[Bolo]

Feels like the most visible faces from recent times went pollock-donald-kallis-steyn.

Proctor is a bit of an odd man out here because pollock overlapped his career on both sides. Unless you are just going by quality/weight of contributions, in which case he stays and I find room for S pollock as well.

 

[andruid]

I thought his brothers were Obuyas and Oteino was unique to him. Collins Obuya unlucky to not get his mug on the Kenyan mountain tbh

Yes there were the three brothers Kennedu Otieno Obuya, Collins Omondi Obuya and David Obuya, but the name Otieno is ridiculously common on Kenya. Among Kenyan cricketers there are 5 on this list

 

[Slifer]

Mike Procter
16 tests , all against top oppositions
700 runs at 33.33
70 wickets at 17.14

This is like a batsman averaging 100 against strong opponents in 16 tests spanned over a decade.

Umm no. For obvious reasons, he missed out on the rigours of playing half of the test teams available for his time. And 16 tests simple arent enough.

 

[Burgey]

This.

Imran is head of state now, so his name should be first on Mt Rushmore. All other pretenders can suck it

Arguably a failed state, mind you.

 

[srbhkshk]

Bradman , Marshall , Sobers , Murali

 

[smash84]

Arguably a failed state, mind you.

Which makes it an even harder feat to achieve.

 

[Hicheal Michael]

Grace, Bradman, Sobers, Tendulkar

 

[a massive zebra]

Umm no. For obvious reasons, he missed out on the rigours of playing half of the test teams available for his time. And 16 tests simple arent enough.

And Procter didn't play 16 Tests. He played 4.

 

[Maximas]

Grace, Bradman, Sobers, Sachin

Just the four names that grab me the most when I think of cricket's history and identity, concentrating on perhaps the most glorious eras of cricket history too (beginning, 30s, 60s, 90s). Obviously several worthy names to choose between

For SL as a bit of fun: Aravinda (our first great batsman), Ranatunga (our greatest captain), Murali (our greatest player), Sangakarra (our greatest batsman)

Mahela unlucky - could argue he was more of a statesman and leader than Sanga, but certainly less prolific with the blade. Herath (incredible match-winning ability but obviously loses out to Murali), Jayasuria (revolutionised ODI top order batting) and even Chaminda Vaas (easily our greatest fast bowler) were others I considered. There are some pre-test guys that could probably make a good case but admittedly I know little of Sri Lanka's cricketing history before the 90s

 

[bagapath]

Mike Procter
16 tests , all against top oppositions
700 runs at 33.33
70 wickets at 17.14

This is like a batsman averaging 100 against strong opponents in 16 tests spanned over a decade.

only if this were true...

In the real world Procter's numbers are
7 tests 226 runs 41 wickets.