Richie Benaud's Greatest XI - The Short List

The Short List

Openers:

  • Victor Trumper Australia
  • Gordon Greenidge West Indies
  • Len Hutton England
  • Arthur Morris Australia
  • Jack Hobbs England
  • Sunil Gavaskar India

Number 3:

  • Don Bradman Australia
  • Walter Hammond England
  • George Headley West Indies

Middle order:

  • Graeme Pollock South Africa
  • Brian Lara West Indies
  • Frank Worrell West Indies
  • Greg Chappell Australia
  • Viv Richards West Indies
  • Sachin Tendulkar India

All-rounders:

  • Keith Miller Australia
  • Garry Sobers West Indies
  • Imran Khan Pakistan
  • Ian Botham England
  • Richard Hadlee New Zealand
  • Kapil Dev India

Wicket-keeper:

  • Rod Marsh Australia
  • Ian Healy Australia
  • Adam Gilchrist Australia

Spin bowler:

  • Bill O'Reilly Australia
  • Abdul Qadir Pakistan
  • Shane Warne Australia

Fast bowlers:

  • Ray Lindwall Australia
  • Fred Trueman England
  • Glenn McGrath Australia
  • Harold Larwood England
  • Dennis Lillee Australia
  • Sydney Barnes England

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