Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
C'mon Timmy. Strike rate of 36! Would probably walk into the current England team.
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CW's Ranking of Opening Batsmen (Tests)
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Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Also is Grace being considered? He was obviously better than some of the 11.
Line and Length
Cricketer Of The Year
Better than who and by what criteria? Reputation and being a big fish in a small pond? I'll accept he set a high standard over a century ago but it's impossible to draw valid comparisons.
Nikhil99.99
U19 Cricketer
Hobbs
Hutton
B.Richards
Barry imho was the best but unlucky for playing just 4 test
Hutton has the most complete record
Hobbs was the most complete batsman and the greatest
Hutton
B.Richards
Barry imho was the best but unlucky for playing just 4 test
Hutton has the most complete record
Hobbs was the most complete batsman and the greatest
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
Fixed
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
Gavaskar better than all. Except Bradman.
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
Only Cricketer, arguably better than Bradman and Sobers. ( that too without considering his Bowling )
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
Some people rate Barry among very top batsmen, yet do not recognise Procter as the greatest bowling allrounder.. Strange .
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Barry Richards is second only to Viv in batsman I’ve seen, but as long as “Test” are part of the equation neither he nor Grace are candidates for this.
Line and Length
Cricketer Of The Year
You have a fine sense of humour.
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
Why do you think Gavaskar better than Bradman?You have a fine sense of humour.
trundler
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Why is it funny to rate the finest opener of the last ~70 years (by a considerable margin) over the many similarly placed middle order batsmen who are all bunched together in the ATG pantheon?You have a fine sense of humour.
Nikhil99.99
U19 Cricketer
+Herbert sutcliffe at 4.He has the highest average and hardest to get.
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
Hutton
My bad. Was going to go through the first 4 rounds really quickly to not waste any time since the order shouldn't be any different from the list the other batsmen list we created, but I'll give each round the normal amount of time to confirm. I can also skip right to #12 and use the base that we already have if most people would like that, but I am curious to see if the order remains the same and to see if Barry and Grace are voted for earlier on and where they rank.
Line and Length
Cricketer Of The Year
I judge on facts, which include statistics. Gavaskar, as good as he was, averaged a tad over 51 while there is a raft of players (including 3 openers) averaging over 55. Outside of India, where he understandably played most of his Tests, he played more Tests in England where his average was quite modest (41) with just 2 centuries from 28 innings.
Sunil was definitely an ATG player, but to rank him above all, other than Bradman, is drawing a long bow.