Top Ten Batsmen

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:06 am

Thought I'd start a series on the Top cricketers in each department. Remember the Top Ten is over the ages not just now. Who has influenced you from what you have seen or read?

Firstly, who would you rate as your Top Ten Batsmen?

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:33 am

well, i can only really pick top batsmen from now, as i haven't lived long enough to watch some of the true greats, and have only really followed cricket properly for the last couple of years (so forgive me if i make glaring errors)

1) Bradman
2) Lara
3) Tendulkar
4) i can't really think of any other all time greats at the moment, i'll come back to this later

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:39 am

Fair enough Jess, although judging by your top 3 I would say you've read quite a lot about cricket and watched a fair bit too and seen a fair bit of the archive material. And that's a compliment. What I mean to say is you're a very good student of the game.

I would agree with your top 3 although Inzamam would be challenging them.

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:21 am

i was thinking about inzamam, and ricky ponting too. I think Pietersen has the potential to join them, and Yousuf too.

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:23 pm

What a task!

Don Bradman, Aus, 20's 30's 40's
Graeme Pollock, SA 60's 70's
Jack Hobbs, Eng, 00's 10's 20's
Len Hutton, Eng, 30's 40's 50's
Herbert Sutcliffe, Eng, 20's 30's
Ricky Ponting, Aus, current
Ken Barrington, Eng, 50's 60's
Wally Hammond, Eng, 20's 30's 40's
Sachin Tendulkar, Ind, current
Rahul Dravid, Ind, current
Gary Sobers, WI, 50's 60's 70's
Brian Lara, WI current

OK, that's 12. And I know 5 of them are English but they come from a long era when we were pretty good at the game!

stevetelcom2000 · Post by **stevetelcom2000** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:30 pm

I still think the original 'Batman' was the best...Adam West

http://www.adamwest.com/

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:33 pm

How about we do the top ten bowlers while we're at it?

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:45 pm

hehe ok :D

we could do both simultaniously to make things really complicated..........

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:01 pm

BelperJon wrote:Jess, it's too hot for complicated thinking.

don't worry, i was only joking, i totally agree with you :D

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:11 am

BelperJon wrote:No mention of WG Grace or Sir Viv Richards yet? I am surprised. :?

My Top 10 would be (in no particular order except the first):

Sir Don Bradman
Sir Viv Richards
WG Grace
Sir Jack Hobbs
Sir Len Hutton
Sir Gary Sobers
Barry Richards
Zaheer Abbas
Steve Waugh
Wally Hammond

I notice you had the decency to put the Sir in each case whilst I didn't! When I was doing my list I was surprised at how many had been knighted.

Gate · Post by **Gate** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:27 pm

Wot, no Boycott? Surely in anyone's top 10, old curmudgeon that he is. And I'd put Gower in there for pure style.

Sim · Post by **Sim** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:55 pm

I don't know many of the older batsman, but i know one thing and thats most of the current good batsman are left ahnded, seems to be a genral trend,

To back up the point

Trescothic
Strauss
Cook
Lara
Chanderpaul
Graeam Smith
Langer
Hayden
Gilchrist
Sangacara
Jayasuriya
Katich
Ganguly

The list goes on, you see, the better batsman are genrally Caggy handed (i can say that because i am a lefty too!)

Osprey in Leicester · Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:39 pm

Kinoulton wrote:
BelperJon wrote:No mention of WG Grace or Sir Viv Richards yet? I am surprised. :?

My Top 10 would be (in no particular order except the first):

Sir Don Bradman
Sir Viv Richards
WG Grace
Sir Jack Hobbs
Sir Len Hutton
Sir Gary Sobers
Barry Richards
Zaheer Abbas
Steve Waugh
Wally Hammond
I notice you had the decency to put the Sir in each case whilst I didn't! When I was doing my list I was surprised at how many had been knighted.

Cant believe you left Javed Miandad out of that list, far and away the pest Pakistani batsman ever.

Ollie smith rules · Post by **Ollie smith rules** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:26 pm

Like Sim i don't really know many of the older batsman, so most of these aren't that old:

Cook :D
Trescothic
Strauss
Graeam Smith
Langer
Inzamam
Hayden
Sangacara
Jayasuriya
Lara

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:32 pm

I take it you are an Alastair Cook fan like me Charlie :P