Your top 10 TEST batsmen of all-time

[Days of Grace]

I've got a new idea.

If we all post our top 10 TEST batsmen of all-time, then I will give 10 points to your no.1 batsmen, down to 1 point for your no.10 rated batsmen.

After that, I will add up the points and we will see a true top 10, based on a survey across all cricketweb members.

In my case:

1. Bradman (10 points)
2. Hobbs (9)
3. Sobers (8)
4. V. Richards (7)
5. Lara (6)
6. Tendulkar (5)
7. Hammond (4)
8. Hutton (3)
9. Sutcliffe (2)
10. Ponting (1)

I know it may be difficult, esp. the final five positions or so, but do your best, and we will see how it goes.

 

[archie mac]

Okay this may change tomorrow (Grace out because of the Test restriction)

Bradman
Sobers
Hobbs
Hammond
Headly
Richards (Viv)
Tendulkar
Lara
Pollock (G)
Chappell (G)

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Gooch (10)
Mark Waugh (9)
Viv Richards (8)
Barry Richards (7)
Haynes (6)
Martin Crowe (5)
Dean Jones (4)
Gower (3)
Hookes (2)
Hayden (1)

Based on players I've watched.

 

[Fiery]

Gooch (10)
Mark Waugh (9)
Viv Richards (8)
Barry Richards (7)
Haynes (6)
Martin Crowe (5)
Dean Jones (4)
Gower (3)
Hookes (2)
Hayden (1)

Based on players I've watched.

You saw Barry Richards bat?

 

[Days of Grace]

Gooch (10)
Mark Waugh (9)
Viv Richards (8)
Barry Richards (7)
Haynes (6)
Martin Crowe (5)
Dean Jones (4)
Gower (3)
Hookes (2)
Hayden (1)

Based on players I've watched.

That may be the means by which you choose to vote, but I think we should try to vote for batsmen from all eras of test cricket. That way, we get a wider sample.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

You saw Barry Richards bat?

Yip.

That may be the means by which you choose to vote, but I think we should try to vote for batsmen from all eras of test cricket. That way, we get a wider sample.

Nah. I can't vote for players I've never seen play. Hammond - Hutton - Sutcliffe I've only ever seen batting on newsreels - how can you judge a player's ability on that??

 

[Fiery]

Bradman
Sobers
Richards
Hobbs
Tendulkar
Ponting
Hammond
Pollock
G.Chappell
Lara

 

[pasag]

Bradman
Hobbs
Sobers
Headley
Hammond
Richards
Chappell
Gavaskar
Hutton
Lara

If you'd just have said batsmen, I'd have put Grace in there at two. Leaving out all current players so Tendulkar misses out. Sutcliffe unlucky and no room for Harvey or Trumper either (would all make my top 20), amongst others. Not much thought put into the order after the first three either.

 

[Fiery]

Yip.

Well elaborate!

 

[Perm]

Nah. I can't vote for players I've never seen play. Hammond - Hutton - Sutcliffe I've only ever seen batting on newsreels - how can you judge a player's ability on that??

Judge them on their output.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Judge them on their output.

Well, then Barry Richards wouldn't count. If I judge them on their output, then why not just sort the statistics for players who've scored over 5000 runs by average. That'll give you your answer. (unless you are Richard)

 

[Fiery]

Well, then Barry Richards wouldn't count. If I judge them on their output, then why not just sort the statistics for players who've scored over 5000 runs by average. That'll give you your answer. (unless you are Richard)

Very good point

 

[Perm]

Well, then Barry Richards wouldn't count. If I judge them on their output, then why not just sort the statistics for players who've scored over 5000 runs by average. That'll give you your answer. (unless you are Richard)

There are other factors you have to take into consideration, not pure average.

 

[archie mac]

Very good point

About Richard?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I saw him play in some game over in Australia about 10 years ago. Can't remember the details, but it a veterans game and I think he scored a century. His batting looked sublime though - especially to someone who can't bat.

 

[Fiery]

There are other factors you have to take into consideration, not pure average.

You said judge them on their output which is pretty hard to do in Richards case given he was (rightly) denied of playing test cricket

 

[Fiery]

About Richard?

Well, yeah that too

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

There are other factors you have to take into consideration, not pure average.

Like how they looked when you saw them play?

 

[archie mac]

I saw him play in some game over in Australia about 10 years ago. Can't remember the details, but it a veterans game and I think he scored a century. His batting looked sublime though - especially to someone who can't bat.

Are you sure that was not G. Pollock?

 

[pasag]

Well, then Barry Richards wouldn't count. If I judge them on their output, then why not just sort the statistics for players who've scored over 5000 runs by average. That'll give you your answer. (unless you are Richard)

The thing with Richard is that he does have an extensive cricketing knowledge and knows alot about the game and its history. It's just he chooses output over all of that. The same can't be said about a few others...