Number One: The World's Best Batsmen and Bowlers

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Summary: Number one: The World's Best Batsmen and Bowlers
Review: Sure to be used as a reference for the perennial arguments of " who was the best ", Cricket correspondent with the Sunday Times, Simon Wilde seeks to identify the 50 Best cricketers over the history of the game, starting in the 18th century and moving to the present day. Wilde uses as a reference point the overall records of the individuals, coupled with their specific records against the top players of their time, and the assistance of the PriceWaterhouse Coopers rating system. Each of the preferred players merits an individual resume of their career by the author and these range in length from 1 page for Edward " Lumpy ' Stevens to over 6 pages for Sir Donald Bradman and Sir Garfield Sobers. This book is very interesting reading in providing a thumbnail sketch of the careers, techniques and records of the great players in the games history, however readers are unlikely to be experts on the subjects after this reading. Its real value is the sighting overview of these top players and how they have contributed to the game's best performances.

Rating:
Summary: Number one: The World's Best Batsmen and Bowlers
Review: Sure to be used as a reference for the perennial arguments of " who was the best ", Cricket correspondent with the Sunday Times, Simon Wilde seeks to identify the 50 Best cricketers over the history of the game, starting in the 18th century and moving to the present day. Wilde uses as a reference point the overall records of the individuals, coupled with their specific records against the top players of their time, and the assistance of the PriceWaterhouse Coopers rating system. Each of the preferred players merits an individual resume of their career by the author and these range in length from 1 page for Edward " Lumpy ' Stevens to over 6 pages for Sir Donald Bradman and Sir Garfield Sobers. This book is very interesting reading in providing a thumbnail sketch of the careers, techniques and records of the great players in the games history, however readers are unlikely to be experts on the subjects after this reading. Its real value is the sighting overview of these top players and how they have contributed to the game's best performances.