silentstriker Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Who are the best batsmen in Test history (in order): 1. Bradman 2. Hobbs 3. Sobers 4. Richards 5. Hammond 6. Headley 7. Hutton 8. Tendulkar 9. Pollock 10. Gavaskar[/list:9f1ad87c73]
audioman Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Top Ten Batsmen of all time Oh shoot. Lurker, here's one more.
silentstriker Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Top Ten Batsmen of all time Sorry does someone have this thread already? I apologize, I didn't see it.
Predator_05 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Top Ten Batsmen of all time Bradman, Sobers, Tendulkar, Hutton, Sutcliffe, Gavaskar, IVA Richards, Lara, Border
silentstriker Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Top Ten Batsmen of all time That is a good list Predator. Sutcliffe was unlucky to miss out for mine, and I might put him in around #9-#10 but I wanted to get Gavaskar in there as he was one of the most successful opening batsmen in history.
audioman Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Top Ten Batsmen of all time Allan Border? As a player maybe, but as a pure batter?
Predator_05 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Top Ten Batsmen of all time That is a good list Predator. Sutcliffe was unlucky to miss out for mine' date=' and I might put him in around #9-#10 but I wanted to get Gavaskar in there as he was one of the most successful opening batsmen in history.[/quote'] Yeah i see what you mean, 'cos i ditched Hammond for Gavaskar. Sutcliffe is always overlooked, maybe since people aren't aware of the significance of some of his achievements. He has got the 5th highest average of all time (60 something) and throughout his test career, it never fell below 60 ! Absolutely mindboggling. Scored sh*tloads against the legendary Aussie teams of the 20's. At one point - after a period of 4 years, he was averaging as high as 80 but then a slump set in. He is easily the most prolific batsman of his generation, after Bradman.
MundaPakistani Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Top Ten Batsmen of all time how about Inzi?
Predator_05 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Top Ten Batsmen of all time Allan Border? As a player maybe' date=' but as a pure batter?[/quote'] Sure. Why not ? He carried the Aussie batting lineup for years - both as player, and as a captain. Often walked in with the score reading 2/25 or something. Similar to Tendulkar in the 90's. Check out the scorecards of Australia's tuor to the WI back in '84. Australia were destroyed, but Border scored 521 runs at 74 against the most fearsome and incisive bowling attack in the history of the game - Holding, Marshall and Garner. He averages well over 50 IN WI, and unlike Sunil Gavaskar he always scored against their best bowlers.
gator Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Re: Top Ten Batsmen of all time u left out barry richards....;)
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