I assume you didn't mean to select Root, as he's already been picked and there are 11 names there.
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CW's 100 Greatest Cricketers Poll
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Cricketer Of The Year
D. Compton
R.Benaud
C.Walcott
P.May
J.Laker
C.Walsh
C.Grimmett
Neil Harvey
Younis Khan
H.Larwood
R.Benaud
C.Walcott
P.May
J.Laker
C.Walsh
C.Grimmett
Neil Harvey
Younis Khan
H.Larwood
Yes kill Root - as far as this ranking I mean
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Pat Cummins
Younis Khan
Clyde Walcott
Ravindra Jadeja
Shakib Al Hasan
Courtney Walsh
James Anderson
Clarrie Grimmett
Richie Benaud
Clem Hill
Younis Khan
Clyde Walcott
Ravindra Jadeja
Shakib Al Hasan
Courtney Walsh
James Anderson
Clarrie Grimmett
Richie Benaud
Clem Hill
Patience and Accuracy+Gut
State Vice-Captain
Grimmett
Larwood
Anderson
Cummins
Walcott
Walsh
Harvey
Laker
Jadeja
Y. Khan
Larwood
Anderson
Cummins
Walcott
Walsh
Harvey
Laker
Jadeja
Y. Khan
Brook's side
International Regular
Walcott's a great shout. I didn't think of him!
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Weekes is already ranked. Sorry, I overlooked it.
Edited thanks!
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International Vice-Captain
Walcott
Walsh
Harvey
Roberts
Compton
May
Cummins
Anderson
Statham
Jadeja
Walsh
Harvey
Roberts
Compton
May
Cummins
Anderson
Statham
Jadeja
Or was it not a travesty but rather a typo. I’d buy that.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
17 votes this round, Nice. In this round a total of 44 players were votes for, showing how close the players are going forward. For reference, there were 27 voters in the first round and only 24 players got votes. Walcott who came close to the Top 60 mark in the previous round gets the 61st spot with the most ease since Bradman.
Here is the list:
Here is the Top 70:
Here is the list:
| Players | Points | Votes |
| Clyde Walcott | 95 | 14 |
| Courtney Walsh | 69 | 10 |
| Richie Benaud | 64 | 10 |
| Dennis Compton | 60 | 9 |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 50 | 9 |
| Pat Cummins | 43 | 7 |
| James Anderson | 42 | 8 |
| Neil Harvey | 42 | 7 |
| Peter May | 36 | 5 |
| Fred Spofforth | 31 | 5 |
| Jim Laker | 28 | 6 |
| Andy Roberts | 27 | 5 |
| Younis Khan | 22 | 4 |
| Harold Larwood | 20 | 4 |
| Gordon Greenidge | 17 | 5 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 17 | 4 |
| M S Dhoni | 17 | 2 |
| Virendra Sehwag | 17 | 2 |
| Kane Williamson | 16 | 2 |
| Geoff Boycott | 15 | 3 |
| Hedley Verity | 11 | 4 |
| Clive Lloyd | 10 | 2 |
| Dudley Nourse | 10 | 1 |
| Eddie Paynter | 10 | 1 |
| John Waite | 9 | 1 |
| Clem Hill | 8 | 3 |
| Les Ames | 8 | 1 |
| Doug Walters | 8 | 1 |
| Martin Crowe | 7 | 2 |
| Vincent van der Bijl | 7 | 1 |
| George Lohmann | 6 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 6 | 1 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 6 | 1 |
| Jeff Thomson | 6 | 1 |
| Ted Dexter | 6 | 1 |
| Andy Flower | 4 | 2 |
| Ben Stokes | 4 | 2 |
| Stan McCabe | 4 | 2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 1 |
| Graeme Smith | 3 | 1 |
| Graham Gooch | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Statham | 2 | 1 |
| K S Duleepsinhji | 1 | 1 |
Here is the Top 70:
| Rank | Players |
| 1 | Don Bradman |
| 2 | Garry Sobers |
| 3 | Imran Khan |
| 4 | W G Grace |
| 5 | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 6 | Richard Hadlee |
| 7 | Jack Hobbs |
| 8 | Malcolm Marshall |
| 9 | Viv Richards |
| 10 | Glenn McGrath |
| 11 | Shane Warne |
| 12 | Mutthiah Muralitharan |
| 13 | Jacques Kallis |
| 14 | Keith Miller |
| 15 | Brian Lara |
| 16 | Wally Hammond |
| 17 | Len Hutton |
| 18 | Adam Gilchrist |
| 19 | Wasim Akram |
| 20 | Sydney Barnes |
| 21 | Curtly Ambrose |
| 22 | Dale Steyn |
| 23 | Sunil Gavaskar |
| 24 | Steve Smith |
| 25 | Dennis Lillee |
| 26 | Bill O'Reilly |
| 27 | George Headley |
| 28 | Greg Chappell |
| 29 | Ian Botham |
| 30 | Fred Trueman |
| 31 | Herbert Sutcliffe |
| 32 | Ricky Ponting |
| 33 | Ray Lindwall |
| 34 | Allan Border |
| 35 | Joel Garner |
| 36 | Allan Donald |
| 37 | Kumar Sangakkara |
| 38 | Graeme Pollock |
| 39 | Steve Waugh |
| 40 | Shaun Pollock |
| 41 | Michael Holding |
| 42 | Alan Davidson |
| 43 | Kapil Dev |
| 44 | Alan Knott |
| 45 | Victor Trumper |
| 46 | Barry Richards |
| 47 | Waqar Younis |
| 48 | K S Ranjitsinhji |
| 49 | Mike Procter |
| 50 | Frank Worrell |
| 51 | Virat Kohli |
| 52 | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| 53 | Rahul Dravid |
| 54 | Everton Weekes |
| 55 | Wilfred Rhodes |
| 56 | Javed Miandad |
| 57 | A B de Villiers |
| 58 | Aubrey Faulkner |
| 59 | Joe Root |
| 60 | Ken Barrington |
| 61 | Clyde Walcott |
| 62 | Courtney Walsh |
| 63 | Richie Benaud |
| 64 | Dennis Compton |
| 65 | Clarrie Grimmett |
| 66 | Pat Cummins |
| 67 | James Anderson |
| 68 | Neil Harvey |
| 69 | Peter May |
| 70 | Fred Spofforth |
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I now commence the Round 8 of voting. Vote for the best cricketers left. This round open for 48 hours.
I will begin with:
M S Dhoni
Les Ames
Andy Roberts
Andy Flower
Jim Laker
Dudley Nourse
Kane Williamson
Ravindra Jadeja
Frank Woolley
Hedley Verity
I will begin with:
M S Dhoni
Les Ames
Andy Roberts
Andy Flower
Jim Laker
Dudley Nourse
Kane Williamson
Ravindra Jadeja
Frank Woolley
Hedley Verity
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International Debutant
MS Dhoni
Jim Laker
Anil Kumble
Alec Bedser
Frank Woolley
George Lohmann
Hedley Verity
Harold Larwood
Geoff Boycott
Gordon Greenidge
Jim Laker
Anil Kumble
Alec Bedser
Frank Woolley
George Lohmann
Hedley Verity
Harold Larwood
Geoff Boycott
Gordon Greenidge
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MexicanRiver
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Stokes
Kanhai
Boycott
Crowe
Lloyd
Greenidge
Roberts
Gooch
Cowdrey
Dexter
Kanhai
Boycott
Crowe
Lloyd
Greenidge
Roberts
Gooch
Cowdrey
Dexter
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Andy Flower
Younis Khan
Dudley Nourse
Ravindra Jadeja
Shakib Al Hasan
Jim Laker
Gordon Greenidge
Clem Hill
Martin Crowe
Hedley Verity
Younis Khan
Dudley Nourse
Ravindra Jadeja
Shakib Al Hasan
Jim Laker
Gordon Greenidge
Clem Hill
Martin Crowe
Hedley Verity