mr_mister
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
First up an apology to Red Hill, who I said could run this one. I've decided I really enjoy doing these and would like to finish what I started. You're welcome to submit a bunch of write-ups for players(in fact anyone is welcome to) and I'll do the hard yards tallying the votes.
Now, I've taken *****'s advice and just compiled a comprehensive list of names. I gathered a nice even number of 50 from nearly all test nations. I didn't choose many active players, but for those who have had a substantial test career Ive allowed entry.
From these 50 names you only submit your top 20. Every single player who earns a point will end up making the final countdown list, so the amount of players on that list is up in the air, it might end up anywhere from 20 to 50.
Now I've arranged the list of players first by country, then by chronological order. I can't really think of any essential names missing. If I'm wrong do say so, but realistically if the player you want included has no chance of a respectable finish, don't bother.
Edit- I couldn't limit to exactly 50 so just submit your own personal top 20. This list can just be to help people jog their memory. I assume we won't get too many names not found on this list but if someone on your top 20 isn't from the below list more power to you.
Billy Bates
Johnny Briggs
Bobby Peel
Wilfred Rhodes
Colin Blythe
Bernard Bosanquet
Tich Freeman
Hedley Verity
Jim Laker
Johnny Wardle
Tony Lock
Fred Titmus
Ray Illingworth
Derek Underwood
Phil Tufnell
Graeme Swann
Hugh Trumble
Arthur Mailey
Clarrie Grimmett
Bert Ironmonger
Bill O’Reilly
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith
Jack Iverson
Richie Benaud
Ashley Mallett
Shane Warne
Stuart MacGill
Nathan Lyon
Bert Vogler
Aubrey Faulkner
Hugh Tayfield
Paul Adams
Alf Valentine
Sonny Ramadhin
Lance Gibbs
Vinoo Mankad
Subhash Gupte
Bapu Nadkarni
Erapalli Prasanna
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Bishen Bedi
Dilip Doshi
Anil Kumble
Harbhajan Singh
Ravi Ashwin
Ravi Jadeja
Abdul Qadir
Mushtaq Ahmed
Saqlain Mushtaq
Saeed Ajmal
Yasir Shah
Daniel Vettori
Muttiah Muralitharan
Rangana Herath
Shakib Al-Hasan
Happy voting!
Now, I've taken *****'s advice and just compiled a comprehensive list of names. I gathered a nice even number of 50 from nearly all test nations. I didn't choose many active players, but for those who have had a substantial test career Ive allowed entry.
From these 50 names you only submit your top 20. Every single player who earns a point will end up making the final countdown list, so the amount of players on that list is up in the air, it might end up anywhere from 20 to 50.
Now I've arranged the list of players first by country, then by chronological order. I can't really think of any essential names missing. If I'm wrong do say so, but realistically if the player you want included has no chance of a respectable finish, don't bother.
Edit- I couldn't limit to exactly 50 so just submit your own personal top 20. This list can just be to help people jog their memory. I assume we won't get too many names not found on this list but if someone on your top 20 isn't from the below list more power to you.
Billy Bates
Johnny Briggs
Bobby Peel
Wilfred Rhodes
Colin Blythe
Bernard Bosanquet
Tich Freeman
Hedley Verity
Jim Laker
Johnny Wardle
Tony Lock
Fred Titmus
Ray Illingworth
Derek Underwood
Phil Tufnell
Graeme Swann
Hugh Trumble
Arthur Mailey
Clarrie Grimmett
Bert Ironmonger
Bill O’Reilly
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith
Jack Iverson
Richie Benaud
Ashley Mallett
Shane Warne
Stuart MacGill
Nathan Lyon
Bert Vogler
Aubrey Faulkner
Hugh Tayfield
Paul Adams
Alf Valentine
Sonny Ramadhin
Lance Gibbs
Vinoo Mankad
Subhash Gupte
Bapu Nadkarni
Erapalli Prasanna
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Bishen Bedi
Dilip Doshi
Anil Kumble
Harbhajan Singh
Ravi Ashwin
Ravi Jadeja
Abdul Qadir
Mushtaq Ahmed
Saqlain Mushtaq
Saeed Ajmal
Yasir Shah
Daniel Vettori
Muttiah Muralitharan
Rangana Herath
Shakib Al-Hasan
Happy voting!
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