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Top 50 batsman of all time:

M

MexicanRiver

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
1. Donald Bradman
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Jack Hobbs
4. Garry Sobers
5. Graeme Pollock
6. Viv Richards
7. Len Hutton
8. Barry Richards
9. Greg Chappell
10. AB De Villiers
11. Brian Lara
12. Steve Smith
13. Wally Hammond
14. George Headley
15. Victor Trumper
16. Herbert Sutcliffe
17. Sunil Gavaskar
18. Neil Harvey
19. Peter May
20. Ricky Ponting
21. Kumar Sangakkara
22. Joe Root
23. Geoffrey Boycott
24. Virat Kohli
25. Clyde Walcott
26. Everton Weekes
27. Rohan Kanhai
28. Dennis Compton
29. Martin Crowe
30. Clive Lloyd
31. Gordon Greenidge
32. Rahul Dravid
33. Graham Gooch
34. Frank Worrell
35. Allan Border
36. Steve Waugh
37. Jacques Kallis
38. Ken Barrington
39. Hashim Amla
40. Javed Miandad
41. Colin Cowdrey
42. David Gower
43.Ted Dexter
44. Stanley McCabe
45. Kevin Pietersen
46. Damien Martyn
47. Bill Lawry
48. Graham Thorpe
49. Michael Clarke
50. Charlie McCartney

The top 50 batsmen of all time consider batsmanship, ability, strokeplay, technique, and career. Not test cricket-centered; whole red ball cricket is considered.
 
F

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
MexicanRiver said:
1. Donald Bradman
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Jack Hobbs
4. Garry Sobers
5. Graeme Pollock
6. Viv Richards
7. Len Hutton
8. Barry Richards
9. Greg Chappell
10. AB De Villiers
11. Brian Lara
12. Steve Smith
13. Wally Hammond
14. George Headley
15. Victor Trumper
16. Herbert Sutcliffe
17. Sunil Gavaskar
18. Neil Harvey
19. Peter May
20. Ricky Ponting
21. Kumar Sangakkara
22. Joe Root
23. Geoffrey Boycott
24. Virat Kohli
25. Clyde Walcott
26. Everton Weekes
27. Rohan Kanhai
28. Dennis Compton
29. Martin Crowe
30. Clive Lloyd
31. Gordon Greenidge
32. Rahul Dravid
33. Graham Gooch
34. Frank Worrell
35. Allan Border
36. Steve Waugh
37. Jacques Kallis
38. Ken Barrington
39. Hashim Amla
40. Javed Miandad
41. Colin Cowdrey
42. David Gower
43.Ted Dexter
44. Stanley McCabe
45. Kevin Pietersen
46. Damien Martyn
47. Bill Lawry
48. Graham Thorpe
49. Michael Clarke
50. Charlie McCartney

The top 50 batsmen of all time consider batsmanship, ability, strokeplay, technique, and career. Not test cricket-centered; whole red ball cricket is considered.
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No Younis Khan and Kane Williamson?
 
A

Ali TT

International Vice-Captain
The whole red ball cricket criterion is a bit unfair to batters who had to face Wasim and Waqar back in the 80s and 90s...
 
J

Jumno

First Class Debutant
I feel Steve Waugh and Border should be higher. They were both in the top 25 in the ESPN/Wisden legends of cricket list.
 
Neil Young

Neil Young

State Vice-Captain
I think a few should be higher, and a few should be lower. Some who are on it, shouldn't be. And some who aren't, should be.

Don't push me for specifics.
 
M

ma1978

International Debutant
Everyone’s entitled to their own view and considering the criteria this one is pretty damn valid, even if I disagree with some of it. If we look at all long form cricket, Graeme Pollock at number 5 for example is pretty justified.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
If it's Top 50 batsmen Of ALL TIME and non Test centric then the omission of Grace is certainly interesting......

Anyways, I will go:

  1. Don Bradman
  2. W G Grace
  3. Jack Hobbs
  4. Sachin Tendulkar
  5. Garry Sobers
  6. Steve Smith
  7. Brian Lara
  8. Sunil Gavaskar
  9. Viv Richards
  10. Len Hutton
  11. Wally Hammond
  12. George Headley
  13. Herbert Sutcliffe
  14. Graeme Pollock
  15. K S Ranjitsinhji
  16. Victor Trumper
  17. Greg Chappell
  18. Allan Border
  19. Kumar Sangakkara
  20. Jacques Kallis
  21. Barry Richards
  22. Steve Waugh
  23. Ricky Ponting
  24. Rahul Dravid
  25. Everton Weekes
  26. Ken Barrington
  27. Javed Miandad
  28. Dudley Nourse
  29. Clyde Walcott
  30. A B de Villiers
  31. Joe Root
  32. Dennis Compton
  33. Virat Kohli
  34. Younis Khan
  35. Kane Williamson
  36. Neil Harvey
  37. Clem Hill
  38. Rohan Kanhai
  39. Geoff Boycott
  40. Andy Flower
  41. Frank Worrell
  42. Peter May
  43. Charlie MaCartney
  44. Arthur Shrewsbury
  45. Martin Crowe
  46. Graeme Smith
  47. Clive Lloyd
  48. Gordon Greenidge
  49. Bob Simpson
  50. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
 
fredfertang

fredfertang

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Much to disagree with in the opening post, including how low Stan McCabe is in the list, but at least he's there, so kudos to MexicanRiver for that
 
bagapath

bagapath

International Captain
Ali TT said:
The whole red ball cricket criterion is a bit unfair to batters who had to face Wasim and Waqar back in the 80s and 90s...
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Waqar played 12 ODI matches in the 80s and took 12 wickets in them. no great shakes imo.
 
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