Hello Everyone, you know that I am a huge fan of Cricket. Cricket is a sport with a vivid history with thousands of memories. It has produced many great players, who revolutionized the game and sealed their names on the elite list.
So, I have started an article series to talk about Cricket Greats from different countries, their carriers, and their impact on the game. You can read my previous editions about Cricket Greats in Sri Lankaand in Austraila, in West Indies, in India, in Pakistan, in South Africa and in New Zealand Today, let's talk about England.
Being the home of Cricket, England has a proud history in Cricket. But for a long time, they couldn't capitalize on Cricket tournaments. But recently, they revolutionized their approach winning both the ODI world cup in 2019 and the T20 world cup last year. Let's see the top three of South Africa and these are just my personal preferences.
Sir.Jack Hobbs
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the game's history and known as the 'Master'. He has a long career of 22 years from 1908–1930 for England. He is a right-handed batsman and a medium-fast baller. He is still the leading run-scorer and century-maker in first-class cricket, with 61,237 runs and 197 centuries. He is one of the 5 cricketers chosen by Wisden, as the greatest player of the century.
English cricketer Jack Hobbs (1882 - 1963) at Blackheath, London, Via Getty Images
He has scored 5410 runs in 61 Test matches at an average of 59.64 with 15 centuries and 2 half-centuries. He was excellent in that era as an opening batsman with difficult situations, pitches, with less safety rules. In 1953 he was knighted for service to Cricket and was the first professional cricketer to have that honor.
Sir.Ian Botham
He is considered one of the all-rounders who is widely regarded as one of England's greatest-ever cricketers. He is remembered for his match-winning performances both with bat and ball. He played for England from 1976-1992 for 102 Test and 116 ODI matches. He is known for swinging the baller, great in the slips, and a hard hitter of the ball. Other than Crickete, he is a professional Footballer and golfer.
In Tests, he has scored 5200 runs at an average of 33.54 with 22 fifties and 14 hundreds and also has taken 383 wickets. In ODI s he has scored, 2113 has taken 145 wickets. He was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame as well knighted for the service to Cricket.
James Anderson
He is considered as one of the greatest ballers, and has impressed the world being fine day by day. He is still playing for England from 2002, now mainly in Test Cricket. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and for swinging the ball. He is the leading Wicket taker in Fast ballers in Tests with 675 wickets. Only fast baller to take 600+ wikctes and even it's possible for him to break the Murali's record.
He is the highest capped Test player for ENgland, and second in the world. And in ODI he is the leading wicket taker for England with 273 wickets.
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