2024 Ranking of Batsmen Poll

[PlayerComparisons]

Chanderpaul
Gooch
Laxman

 

[MexicanRiver]

1) Graham Gooch
2) Colin Cowdrey
3) David Gower

 

[Socerer 01]

Pujara
Cook
Laxman

this

 

[kyear2]

I think 50 is good tbh, but whatever the majority rules.

Chanderpaul
Gooch
Gilchrist

 

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Gilchrist
Pietersen
Lloyd

Lloyd already voted in. Please edit your 3rd selection to complete your vote.

 

[bagapath]

Gilchrist
Pietersen
Gooch

 

[Bolo.]

Mitchell
Gooch
Cook

 

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20 voters and 19 nominations.

17 - Chanderpaul; 15 - Mitchell; 12 - Gooch; 11 - Laxman, Clarke; 8 - Cook; 6 - Lawry, Morris, Pujara; 5 - Pietersen;
4 - Macartney, Jayawardene; McCabe, Gilchrist; 2 - Hazare, Cowdrey, Ranjitsinghji; 1 - Paynter, Yousuf

Chanderpaul slips 6 positions from his 2022 ranking while Mitchell becomes the second previously unranked player to make the 2024 Top 50. In the event of us extending our poll to 75, Gooch automatically earns the 51st spot as the third highest in this round.

I'm hoping that all those who voted for Mitchell were on the same page in wanting South African Bruce and not current Kiwi Daryl.

Regarding extending to a Top 75, I have received mixed responses. I need 10 (half of our regular voters) to post "Yes" to indicate a willingness to continue. If we achieve that then we will recommence voting on Thursday of next week.

Thanks to all who participated in formulating this new Top 50.

	*Current player	Tests	Runs	Average	Centuries	Usual Batting Position	2022 Rank
1	D. Bradman	52	6996	99.94	29	3	1
2	S. Tendulkar	200	15921	53.79	51	4	4
3	J. Hobbs	61	5410	56.95	15	Opener	2
4	G. Sobers	93	8032	57.78	26	5 & 6	3
5	L. Hutton	79	6971	56.67	19	Opener	7
6	B. Lara	131	11953	52.89	34	4	6
7	V. Richards	121	8540	50.24	24	3 - 5	5
8	*S.Smith	109	9685	56.97	32	4 & Opener	10
9	S. Gavaskar	125	10122	51.12	34	Opener	9
10	W. Hammond	85	7249	58.46	22	3 & 4	8
11	H. Sutcliffe	54	4555	60.73	16	Opener	12
12	G. Headley	22	2190	60.83	10	3	11
13	R. Ponting	168	13378	51.85	41	3	14
14	J. Kallis	166	13289	55.37	45	3 & 4	18
15	G. Chappell	87	7110	53.86	24	4	13
16	A. Border	156	11174	50.56	27	4 - 6	17
17	K. Sangakkara	134	12400	57.41	38	3	16
18	G. Pollock	23	2256	60.97	7	4	15
19	S. Waugh	168	10927	51.06	32	5	19
20	K. Barrington	82	6806	58.67	20	3 & 4	20
21	R. Dravid	164	13288	52.31	36	3	22
22	E. Weekes	48	4455	58.62	15	4	23
23	D. Nourse	34	2960	53.82	9	4	27
24	Javed Miandad	124	8832	52.57	23	4	21
25	Younis Khan	118	10099	52.06	34	4	25
26	C. Walcott	44	3798	56.69	15	3 or 5	26
27	*K.Williamson	100	8743	54.99	32	3	39
28	*J.Root	140	11736	49.73	31	4	36
29	*V.Kohli	113	8848	49.16	29	4	38
30	G. Smith	117	9265	48.26	27	Opener	37
31	AB de Villiers	114	8765	50.66	22	5 & 6	28
32	D. Compton	78	5807	50.06	17	4	24
33	N. Harvey	79	6149	48.42	21	3 & 4	34
34	G. Boycott	108	8114	47.73	22	Opener	29
35	G. Greenidge	108	7558	44.72	19	Opener	42
36	V. Trumper	48	3163	39.05	8	Opener	31
37	A. Flower	63	4794	51.55	12	5	30
38	F. Worrell	51	3860	49.49	9	3 or 5	35
39	V. Sehwag	104	8586	49.34	23	Opener	40
40	P.May	66	4537	46.77	13	3 & 4	46
41	R.Kanhai	79	6227	47.53	15	3	33
42	H.Amla	124	9282	46.64	28	3	unranked
43	M.Crowe	77	5444	45.37	17	4	44
44	C.Lloyd	110	7515	46.68	19	5 & 6	48
45	M.Hayden	103	8625	50.74	30	Opener	41
46	Inzamam-ul-Haq	120	8830	49.61	25	4	45
47	B. Simpson	62	4869	46.82	10	Opener	32
48	C. Hill	49	3412	39.22	7	3	49
49	S. Chanderpaul	164	11867	51.37	30	5	43
50	B. Mitchell	42	3471	48.89	8	Opener	unranked

 

[Sunil1z]

No

 

[PlayerComparisons]

No

 

[centurymaker]

I'd like Top 60 only.

Top 75 is too many

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Yes

 

[ataraxia]

Yes

 

[Socerer 01]

Yes

 

[CricAddict]

Yes

 

[bagapath]

no

 

[BazBall21]

Yes

 

[capt_Luffy]

Yes

 

[Prince EWS]

I am agnostic on doing it so won't vote.

But I will say that if someone else wants to create a new thread, count votes etc for the next 25, including whoever wants to vote on it, they should just go do that if LL doesn't want to continue in this thread.

 

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I'll be counting myself as a 'yes' so we only need a couple more to continue. Mind you. despite being a retired maths teacher, I may have difficulty counting to ten.