100 Greatest Cricketers by Benedict Bermange (Sky Sports)

[Ali TT]

No Kohli or Smith?

This was written about eight years ago

 

[number11]

Lists like these are always subjective. Increasingly, I feel comparisons across eras are pointless and certainly comparisons between modern (covered wicket era) and pre-modern (before covered wickets) is not viable or productive. Nonetheless, not the worst list.

 

[peterhrt]

Many lists have a target audience that drives their agenda. Editors play around with the order and add popular or controversial names hoping to boost publicity and sales/clicks.

A credible list should show a proper spread among eras, countries and disciplines that reflects cricket history.

 

[kyear2]

Many lists have a target audience that drives their agenda. Editors play around with the order and add popular or controversial names hoping to boost publicity and sales/clicks.

A credible list should show a proper spread among eras, countries and disciplines that reflects cricket history.

Of all the ones recently bandied about the only ones I find remotely credible are Gower's, CMJ's and Crowe's.

 

[peterhrt]

Of all the ones recently bandied about the only ones I find remotely credible are Gower's, CMJ's and Crowe's.

CMJ had major input to the TMS list which is quite similar to his own, only ten years earlier. The TMS list appeared in book form in January 1999, squeezed between Woodcock's Top 100 in The Times (1997) and the Wisden Cricketers of the Century which the publishers knew was being prepared.

To sell their book to an English public they tried to get attention by including all English captains since 1930 to win a series in Australia, plus other popular "characters" like Randall, Close and Jack Russell. Jonty Rhodes was the leading poster boy of the time so got in too. Once you filter all this out, it looks like a CMJ selection.

 

[Coronis]

A credible list should show a proper spread among eras, countries and disciplines that reflects cricket history.

Agree wholeheartedly. Perhaps one day I’ll try making one of my own.

 

[sayon basak]

Agree wholeheartedly. Perhaps one day I’ll try making one of my own.

Do it. I'll include yours.

 

[Coronis]

Do it. I'll include yours.

Ha. Appreciate being considered worthy.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Do it. I'll include yours.

So why mine isn't included???

 

[sayon basak]

So why mine isn't included???

People love to eat pizza more than doctors in your country, that's why.

(Understandable ig, pizza tastes better than doctors)

 

[capt_Luffy]

People love to eat pizza more than doctors in your country, that's why.

(Understandable ig, pizza tastes better than doctors)

Pizzas are probably better for health than doctors anyways.

 

[sayon basak]

Pizzas are probably better for health than doctors anyways.

Pizza>Apple>Doctor imo.