2024 Ranking of Batsmen Poll

[Sunil1z]

Hammond
Kallis
Sutcliffe

 

[OverratedSanity]

Headley
Sutcliffe
Ponting

 

[Teuton]

Hammond
Sutcliffe
Pollock

 

[Line and Length]

Before I vote for this round , can someone explain me why George Headley would have been better batsman than Mike Hussey, Pujara , Jimmy Adams and Trott all of whom averaged near 60 when they had 2000 runs ? Why his case is more compelling?
I am curious ( Not trolling) .

Perhaps this should be in the debate thread but as the question is lodged here, I'll give my reasoning.

He wasn't called the "Black Bradman" without good reason.
Grimmett used negative tactics (fielding and line) to counter him in Australia yet said "Headley was the best on-side batsman against whom he had played".
Like Bradman and Hutton his career was interrupted by WWII. Prior to the war his Test average was 66.72
He achieved this fine Test career playing for a side that is often regarded as 'minnows' at the time.

 

[ma1978]

Hammond
Ponting
Headley

 

[Xix2565]

Headley
Hammond
Weekes

 

[ataraxia]

Absent any FC record, it's very difficult to vote for Headley or G Pollock.

Hammond
Sutcliffe
Kallis

 

[capt_Luffy]

Absent any FC record, it's very difficult to vote for Headley or G Pollock.

Hammond
Sutcliffe
Kallis

Without FC record, I won't vote for Pollock (which I would do anyway) but I think Headley achieved enough in his 20+ year career, in which he totally carried his team's batting without any precedence or repentance since; to be voted in. Top 15 or not is definitely up for debate though....

 

[Burgey]

Hammond
Border
Headley

 

[Socerer 01]

Ponting
Hammond
Sangakkara

 

[Pothas]

Hammond
Sutcliffe
Sangakkara

 

[kyear2]

Headley
Hammond
Chappell

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Sutcliffe
Hammond
Kallis

 

[Bitmap]

Hammond
G Pollock
Headley

 

[howitzer]

Things starting to get interesting.

Kallis
Border
Hammond

 

[CricAddict]

Sutcliffe
Kallis
Ponting

 

[CricAddict]

About 30 votes indicates a far greater interest in the Batsmen Poll than there was for the bowlers.
A fairly predictable result:
57 - Richards; 51 - S.Smith; 37 - Gavaskar; 21 - Hammond; 6 - Sutcliffe; 5 - Headley, Kallis; 1 - Ponting, Williamson.
Richards is down 2 spots on the 2022 survey while Smith is up 2 spots and Gavaskar retains 9th place.

Voting is now open for positions 10-12 with a coveted Top Ten spot up for grabs.

	*Current player	Tests	Runs	Average	Centuries	Usual Batting Position
1	D. Bradman	52	6996	99.94	29	3
2	S. Tendulkar	200	15921	53.79	51	4
3	J. Hobbs	61	5410	56.95	15	Opener
4	G. Sobers	93	8032	57.78	26	5 & 6
5	L. Hutton	79	6971	56.67	19	Opener
6	B. Lara	131	11953	52.89	34	4
7	V. Richards	121	8540	50.24	24	3 - 5
8	*S.Smith	109	9685	56.97	32	4 & Opener
9	S. Gavaskar	125	10122	51.12	34	Opener

L&L, possible to add one more column here with the 2022 rank?

 

[ankitj]

Pollock
Hammond
Kallis

 

[Line and Length]

L&L, possible to add one more column here with the 2022 rank?

Will do tomorrow.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Absent any FC record, it's very difficult to vote for Headley or G Pollock.

Hammond
Sutcliffe
Kallis

Is 100 fc games, including his tests, at 70 not enough of a fc record for Headley?