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Dream team
===Batsmen===
===Batsmen===
*Dr [[W.G. Grace]] (1848-1915), English - "the best-known Englishman of his time"
*Dr [[W.G. Grace]] (1848-1915), English - "the best-known Englishman of his time"
*Sir [[Donald Bradman]] (1908-2001), Australian - "the greatest batsman of all time" (test match average of 99.94 runs; top score 334; 29 100s & 13 50s; 6,996 runs in 52 matches)
*Sir [[Donald Bradman]] (1908-2001), Australian, "The Don" - "the greatest batsman of all time" (test match average of 99.94 runs; top score 334; 29 100s & 13 50s; 6,996 runs in 52 matches)
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (1973-), Indian - "the greatest One-Day International cricketer of all time" (Tests: ~12,000 @ 55 av; ODI: ~16,000 @ 44 av; First Class: ~20,000 @ 59 av; List A ODI: ~19,000 @ 45 av; still playing)
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (1973-), Indian - "the greatest One-Day International cricketer of all time" (Tests: ~12,000 @ 55 av; ODI: ~16,000 @ 44 av; First Class: ~20,000 @ 59 av; List A ODI: ~19,000 @ 45 av; still playing)
*Sir [[Gary Sobers|Garfield Sobers]] (1936-), Barbadian - "the greatest all-rounder of all time". The first player to hit six sixes in one over of first-class cricket.
*Sir [[Garfield Sobers|Gary Sober]] (1936-), Barbadian - "the greatest all-rounder of all time". The first player to hit six sixes in one over of first-class cricket.
*Sir [[Vivian Richards|Viv Richards]] (1952-), Antigua, West Indies - "the greatest ODI batsman of all time" until Tendulkar (Tests: 8,540 @ 50.23 av; ODI: 6721 @ 47.00 av; First Class: 36,212 @ 49.40 av; List A ODI: 16,995 @ 41.96 av)
*Sir [[Vivian Richards|Viv Richards]] (1952-), Antigua, West Indies - "the greatest ODI batsman of all time" until Tendulkar (Tests: 8,540 @ 50.23 av; ODI: 6721 @ 47.00 av; First Class: 36,212 @ 49.40 av; List A ODI: 16,995 @ 41.96 av)
*[[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (1972-), Sri Lankan - spin bowler, "the greatest Test match bowler ever" (still playing; as at December 2007 - Tests: 39,202 balls for 723 wickets @ 21.77 balls/wicket; ODI: 16,094 for 455 @ 22.68 av; First Class: 62,096 for 1,297 @ 18.93 av; List A ODI: 20,095 for 575 @ 22.97 av)
*[[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (1972-), Sri Lankan - spin bowler, "the greatest Test match bowler ever" (still playing; as at December 2007 - Tests: 39,202 balls for 723 wickets @ 21.77 balls/wicket; ODI: 16,094 for 455 @ 22.68 av; First Class: 62,096 for 1,297 @ 18.93 av; List A ODI: 20,095 for 575 @ 22.97 av)
*[[Glenn McGrath]] (1970-), Australian - quick bowler, "holds the world record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler" (Retired from test cricket 2007; still playing demonstration matches; as at August 2007 - Tests: 29248 balls for 563 wickets @ 21.64 balls/wicket; ODI: 12970 for 381 @ 22.02 av; First Class: 41759 for 835 @ 20.85 av; List A ODI: 15808 for 463 @ 21.60 av)
*[[Glenn McGrath]] (1970-), Australian - quick bowler, "holds the world record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler" (Retired from test cricket 2007; still playing demonstration matches; as at August 2007 - Tests: 29248 balls for 563 wickets @ 21.64 balls/wicket; ODI: 12970 for 381 @ 22.02 av; First Class: 41759 for 835 @ 20.85 av; List A ODI: 15808 for 463 @ 21.60 av)
===Dream Team===
According to [[Richie Benaud]], former Captain of the Australian Cricket Team and since then known internationally as "The Voice of Cricket" (commentator, both ball-by-ball and expert opinion):
''The Opening Batsmen:''
1. Sir John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs (1882-1963) (England) - The Greatest Opener, and the first cricket player to be [[knight|knighted]] (1953)
2. [[Sunil Gavaskar]] (India) - The Most Difficult Batsman to Dismiss, and a Fine Opener
''Middle Order Batsmen:''
3. Sir Don Bradman (Australia) - The Best Batsman to Walk the Earth
4. Sir Viv Richards (West Indies) - The Finest Striker Of the Cricket Ball
5. Sachin Tendulkar (India) - The Greatest Batsman of the Modern Era
''All-rounders:''
6. Sir Gary Sobers (West Indies) - The Finest All-rounder of All-time
7. [[Imran Khan]] Naizi (Pakistan) - the finest Cricketer/Captain to emerge from Pakistan; picked ahead of [[Kapil Dev]], [[Ian Botham]] & [[Richard Hadlee]]
''Wicket Keeper:''
8. [[Adam Gilchrist]] (Australia) - The Finest Wicket-keeper Batsman the world has ever seen
''Spinner:''
9. Shane Warne (Australia) - The Finest Leg-spin Bowler of All-time
''Fast Bowlers:''
10. [[Dennis Lillee]] (Australia) - The Best Fast Bowler ever
11. [[Sydney Barnes]] (England) - A Fast-bowling Legend
==External links==
==External links==