Posted by: no_quiero October 29, 2011
all time left handers vs all time right handers
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Selection of right handed batsman would be much more difficult.  Except for Don Bradman , all other batsman are replaceble.  One must consider that this is an era of batsman where batting is much easier and averages are high because many conditions favor batsman. Here is mine,

1. Sir Jack Hobbs   -  FIRST SUPERSTAR OF CRICKET. probably the most incredible batsman ever along with sir don bradman.  In an era where scoring was difficult and first class cricket very competitive. He scored unbelivable 199 first class centuries.  If you think sachin tendulkars 23000 first class runs is amazing,   He has scored 61,000 runs.  His test record equally good with five and half thousands of runs in an incredible average of 57.   Remember that was an era with no helmet, unprepared wicket, no restrictioins for bouncers, field restrictions, long boundries.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14022.html


2. George Headley / Barry Richards -   George headley was nicknamed  Black Bradman. That too was for a reason. He lost some of the memorable years to world war.   Barry richards might have just played 4 test but he is widely regarded as one of the best all time. Who can forget South Africa beating Australia 4-0 in test series. with Richards and Pollock SA team was considered best of all times. Better than westindies and Australia .

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52050.html


3. Don Bradman


4.  Viv Richards/ Sachin Tendulkar / Jacques Kallis ........................plenty more .It would be tempting go for kallis  though because not only his batting is amazing , his record as a bowler is great too.  Statistics wise his all round record is better than sir garry sobers. Sobers is considered Greatest cricketer of all time.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45789.html





5.  Wally Hammond - Over Seven Thousand runs in just eighty odd test, average of over 58 in an era of uncovered pitches, no helmets. One of the great of all time.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14022.html


6. Herbert Sutcliff -----  over 50000 first class runs, over 60 average in test matches . Again in an era where scoring was difficult and par score where much less.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/20413.html

7. Imran Khan (Captain and All rounder)


8. Alan Knott (Wicket Keeper)

9. Shane Warne /Muralitharan


10. Malcolm Marshall


11. Curtley Ambrose (right handed bowler), Mc Grath, Dennis lille, Thomson, Andy roberts, Joel Garner etc. etc etc.


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