Who is the best cricketer ?

[Ilovecric]

List some names and I would like to add a poll later on.

Best in the history of the game. Purely opinion I guess, but feel free to express your opinion.

 

[Richard]

WG Grace
Garry Sobers
Don Bradman

Can basically count-out the rest, it's a straight shootout between those three.

 

[gwo]

tbh, cut it down to 2.

Grace and Bradman

 

[Ilovecric]

WG Grace
Garry Sobers
Don Bradman

Can basically count-out the rest, it's a straight shootout between those three.

Nice names there, will make a poll later and see who wins... maybe another member will think of a player you forgot to mention.

 

[SpeedStar]

I think that question is a little bit too general, But i'd have to agree with the majority of people that have replied.

Don Bradman
Gary Sobers

 

[Simon]

Brad Hogg

 

[fredfertang]

WG Grace
Garry Sobers
Don Bradman

.............. and Alfred Mynn

 

[howardj]

WG Grace
Garry Sobers
Don Bradman

Can basically count-out the rest, it's a straight shootout between those three.

Premature to discount Chee Quee at this early juncture.

 

[Burgey]

Personally think it's between Lara, Tendulkar and Ponting. Let's discuss who's better out of those three

 

[Pothas]

especially in regard to their records against Warne and Muralithiran, I know I am going to spend the rest of my night with statsguru.

 

[Sir Alex]

I think it is Saurav Ganguly. Had he not been dire against anything above foot height he would have been talked in the same breath as Sobers, Tendulkar. Perhaps not Bradman. So I tihnk it is Bradman who is the best.

 

[duffer]

Personally think it's between Lara, Tendulkar and Ponting. Let's discuss who's better out of those three

Bannable imo.

 

[bagapath]

I promise you all I wont get into a sachin/ponting, warne/oreilly, sobers/kallis war with ikki or anyone else.

as for the question posted here it has to be bradman, sobers or wg. in that order actually.

 

[DingDong]

what has this grace guy done to be considered among the top 3 players? his record is soo poor even some indian ipl players should get in before him.

 

[Burgey]

what has this grace guy done to be considered among the top 3 players? his record is soo poor even some indian ipl players should get in before him.

I agree.

Irfan Pathan > Grace.

 

[DingDong]

no joke, i'm serious. why does this guy get all this credit for averaging 22???

 

[Burgey]

Pathan averages more than 22 doesn't he?

 

[DingDong]

yeah. i think so. anyway being a doctor and having a nice beard is no reason to pick some guy in the top 3 of all time ok.

 

[Burgey]

I think the fact he was miles ahead of his contemporaries in FC cricket, like Bradman was, puts him up there. CBF looking it all up though.

He also gets a fair bit of credit for popularising the game in England, and for revolutionising batting etc.

Much like Pathan

 

[Ikki]

Nasser Hussain, Mike Atherton and Nick Knight; in that order.