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Donald Bradman
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Probably the greatest batsman of them all and the scourge of England's bowlers for twenty years until he retired in 1948. He finished with a career average of 99.94. Had he scored just four runs in his last match against England, Bradman would have finished with a perfect 100.00!
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Here is our first Indian cricketer and it could be no more than Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the talented 30 year old from Bombay. Voted as the Man of the Tournament in the ICC Cricket World Cup, Tendulkar has a record to be envied.
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Fred Trueman
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Possibly England's greatest fast bowler, Fred Trueman was the first to reach 300 Test wickets. He was very fast and a feared opponent who spent much of his 307 wicket Test career in tandem with his Lancastrian partner Brian Statham. They were a devastating force.
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Gary Sobers
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The greatest all-rounder of all time, Sir Garry Sobers will best be remembered for smacking six sixes in an over off Malcolm Nash of Glamorgan in 1968. Sobers was the complete cricketer, slow bowler, fast bowler, brilliant fielder, superb batsman and captain.
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Jim Laker
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It is unlikely that anyone will ever take more wickets in a Test match than Jim Laker did at Old Trafford in 1956 - 19 for 90 off 68 overs against Australia will stand as a record forever. However, Laker was much more than a one match hero, taking 193 wickets in just 46 tests.
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Brian Statham
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The red rose half of the strike force that caused such devastation in the fifties and sixties. Quiet, reserved Statham set them up, ebullient Trueman knocked them down. Trueman finished with 307 Test wickets, Statham with 252. England have never produced a pairing to match.
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Colin Cowdrey
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Cowdrey was a run gatherer - 7,624 of them in 114 Tests and almost every one scored with style and elegance. He didn't look like one of the tough guys but he was often called upon to show bravery in the cause not least when he faced the West Indies in 1957 with his arm in plaster.
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David Gower
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No batsman began his career with a greater flourish. Against Pakistan in 1978 Gower pulled his very first Test ball for 4, and never looked back. From then on the words 'graceful' and 'Gower' were rarely apart. He scored some outstanding Test centuries.
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Denis Compton
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The suave Middlesex batsman with the Brylcreemed hair was one of the heroes of the English game, famous for scoring the sweeping runs that won back the Ashes in 1953 and almost as famous for one of the greatest statistics in the game - 3,816 runs and 18 centuries in one season.
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Dennis Lillee
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When Dennis Lillee appeared against England in 1970, Australia needed a fast bowler for the next decade. In Lillee they got one for the next 15 years! In his very first Test, against England, he took 5 for 84 and went on to amass 355 wickets at less than 24 apiece.
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Dickie Bird
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Umpires come and umpires go but Bird seems to have been around forever, glorying in the hero worship of his followers, outstandingly popular with players from all countries and, by most people's account, one of the game's best umpires.
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Everton Weekes
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To be known by just your initial is praise indeed. Everton Weekes was the highest scoring of the three 'W's' of the West Indies. Frank Worrall and Clyde Walcott were the others. Everton amassed 4,455 runs in just 81 Test innings at an average of 58.61 with 15 centuries.
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Godfrey Evans
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Ask anyone over 50 who was England's greatest wicket-keeper and they'll probably say Godfrey Evans. Statistics don't support that theory because Evans' record of 219 victims in 91 Tests has been surpassed by many others but closer analysis will confirm his greatness.
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Harold Larwood
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Fearsomely quick, the name of Harold Larwood will always be coupled with the 1932 Bodyline series against Australia. Larwood only played in 21 Tests and never again after that famous series but when enthusiasts discuss speed and furiousity, Larwood's name is in the frame.
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Ian Botham
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Perhaps the greatest all-rounder the game has ever seen. Big, strong and forever enthusiastic, 'Both' is the only player in the game to gather over 5,000 runs and over 300 wickets. His superb 'ton' to beat Australia in 1981 will stand as one of the most heroic efforts the game has seen.
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Jack Hobbs
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Hobbs strode the Test arena for 23 years. He only played in 61 Test matches but such events still had rarity value in the early part of the century, so 15 centuries and 5,410 runs was a great achievement and the 61,237 runs and 197 centuries is a record that will never be beaten.
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Keith Miller
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If Miller hadn't existed, someone would have had to invented him. Every bit as cavalier as his England opponent Compton, Miller swashbuckled his way through 55 tests and enjoyed every minute. Nearly 3,000 runs and 170 wickets bear testimony to his value.
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Len Hutton
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Probably England's most successful opener, the Yorkshireman began his career in 1937 against New Zealand and finished 17 years later against Australia. In between he became England's first professional captain and the scorer of England's highest ever Test score.
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Shane Warne
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The latest addition is the brilliant Australian spinner Shane Warne, now the highest Australian wicket taker, with 407 victims to his credit. The 32 year old has terrorised batsmen for a decade since making his debut against India in 1991.
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Viv Richards
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In the '70's, Antigua became the 'Kingdom' of King Viv - possibly the greatest West Indian batsman of them all, certainly on a par with Sobers and Headley. For fifteen years he belittled bowlers of all countries, 24 Test centuries and ten runs short of 8,000
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W G Grace
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Even in the company of Bradman, Sobers and Botham, 'W.G.' is the most famous name in cricket - a massive bearded fellow who virtually ran the game in it's early days. He was still playing Test matches at the age of 50.
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Ambrose & Walsh
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For the best part of two decades they were the meanest around. When they quit on September 3, 2000 their foes sighed with relief. 6'8" of Curtly Ambrose and 6'6" of Courtney Walsh had trodden their miserly path for 220 Tests and claimed 888 victims.
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Wally Hammond
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Few players have averaged more than 50.00 through their Test careers. The stylish Gloucestershire and England batsman Wally Hammond was one of them. In fact he hung up his boots on 7,249 Test runs at an average of 58.45 with 22 centuries in 140 innings.