CW's Ranking of Opening Batsmen (Tests)

[The Sean]

I think I would scrap this thread and start again at Number 12. A few new names might generate more interest and discussion rather than shuffling the same eleven into a potentially slightly different order.

Strong agreement from me. As it stands, what are we trying to achieve? Either this will confirm the ranked order of the top eleven openers from the top 50 batsmen list, in which case we are just wasting time here and should start at number 12, or we will end up with a different ranked order of openers than we did a few days ago, in which case our list of top 50 batsmen is immediately out of date. What's the point?

 

[Nikhil99.99]

Graeme smith

 

[CricAddict]

Boycott.

I mean I am boycotting this thread till the 12 opening batsmen in the top 50 voted batsmen are named.

 

[Teja.]

Greenidge

 

[Bitmap]

Boycott

 

[OverratedSanity]

I'll go Greenidge over Boycott. Less selfish, less boring and arguably faced better attacks on average over his career.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Boycott

 

[Gob]

Lawry

 

[trundler]

Lawry

I always find it fascinating how blokes who were contemporaries/nearly so and had fairly similar levels of output rank compared to each other in these lists. One always gets shafted. Southee compared to Anderson in the bowling list, for example.

 

[Gob]

I always find it fascinating how blokes who were contemporaries/nearly so and had fairly similar levels of output rank compared to each other in these lists. One always gets shafted. Southee compared to Anderson in the bowling list, for example.

Well Jimmy A is/was much better than Timothy

 

[Gob]

But I get your point

 

[Raz0r6ack]

Matthew Hayden

 

[kyear2]

Missed the top 4, do I'll start off with Gordon Greenidge

 

[gftw]

Boycott - 9
Smith - 2
Greenidge - 3
Lawry - 1
Hayden - 1

The List
1. Jack Hobbs
2. Len Hutton
3. Sunil Gavaskar
4. Herbert Sutcliffe
5. Geoffrey Boycott

The vote for the #6 test opener of all-time begins now.

 

[trundler]

Yeah I'm going to change to Smith.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

WG Grace

 

[trundler]

WG Grace

Surely he's at least better than Boycott or doesn't get in at all

 

[Bitmap]

Greenidge

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Smith.

WG's Test record would get him a five year contract in the current England set up, but I don't think he should be in this list.

 

[ImpatientLime]

smith