CW Ranks the Batsmen

[bagapath]

1. viv richards
2. gary sobers

 

[SJS]

1. Gary Sobers

 

[pasag]

Grace
Sobers

 

[Fusion]

1. Viv Richards
2. WG Grace

 

[Athlai]

Grace
Sobers

 

[NUFAN]

1 Patsy Hendren
2 Gary Sobers

 

[vic_orthdox]

1 Sobers
2 Richards

 

[The_Bunny]

1. Gary Sobers
2. Brian Lara

 

[nightprowler10]

1. Viv
2. Lara

 

[adharcric]

1. Sobers
2. Tendulkar

Sobers - 12
Richards - 7
Grace - 5
Lara - 2
Hendren - 2
Tendulkar - 1

 

[DaRick]

1) Herbert Sutcliffe
2) Wally Hammond

 

[fredfertang]

1. WG
2. Herbert Sutcliffe

again

 

[BoyBrumby]

1) Lara
2) Grace

Unashamededly a BCL fanboy and WG in his pomp was literally twice the player (not a fat gag, btw) of his peers.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

1. W. G. Grace (Eng)
2. Bert Suttcliffe (NZ)

 

[bagapath]

1. W. G. Grace (Eng)
2. Bert Suttcliffe (NZ)

leaving aside the question whether he should be so high in the order, i think it is good to remember this great kiwi champion. he definitely was one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

First Sobers
Second Tendulkar

 

[zaremba]

Hammond
Grace

 

[Uppercut]

1 Grace
2 Richards

 

[The Sean]

1. WG Grace
2. Garry Sobers

 

[Somerset]

WG Grace and Jack Hobbs are my two selections.