CW's Ranking of Batsmen (Tests)

[The Sean]

Kumar Sangakkara

 

[Bitmap]

Graeme Pollock

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Ian Bell MBE

 

[mr_mister]

Steve Waugh

 

[kyear2]

Pollock

 

[trundler]

Border

 

[kyear2]

The question we should ask ourselves is do we rate genius (Pollock) over longevity and consistency (Border / Kallis etc..) I personally rate genius higher.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

The question we should ask ourselves is do we rate genius (Pollock) over longevity and consistency (Border / Kallis etc..) I personally rate genius higher.

Grace, Ranji, Trumper, Pollock, B. Richards > Chappell, Ponting, Sanga > Waugh, Border...

 

[The Sean]

Trumper, Pollock, Border and Sangakkara are my next four but I have no idea what order I want them in. My voting may get rather inconsistent...

 

[gftw]

Border - 3
Barrington - 1
Pollock - 10
Sangakkara - 1
Bell - 1
Waugh - 1

The List
1. Don Bradman
2. Jack Hobbs
3. Garry Sobers
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Viv Richards
6. Brian Lara
7. Len Hutton
8. Wally Hammond
9. Sunil Gavaskar
10. Steve Smith
11. George Headley
12. Herbert Sutcliffe
13. Greg Chappell
14. Ricky Ponting
15. Graeme Pollock

The vote for the #16 test batsman of all-time begins now.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Sangakkara

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Sanga

 

[CricAddict]

Kallis

 

[Line and Length]

I'll stick with Barrington

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Barry Richards

 

[Slifer]

Walcott

 

[HookShot]

WG Grace

 

[ataraxia]

Border

 

[Immenso]

Grace

 

[kyear2]

Think here is a good a spot as any for Barry