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I will re-debate the issue of Imran and Sobers as most pakpassion viewers are convinced Imran is at no 1 and not less than 2.So for the time bringing him in is futile.
Still there is intense rivalry between Jacques Kallis,Ian Botham and Keth Miller.Significantly all belonged to different eras.
In terms of statistics Kallis is the unquestioned king with staggering statistics.Combining run aggregates with wickets he even surpasses Sobers or Imran.Kallis was the best of all the allrounders to bat for your life and at his best could conjure up pace of even a genuine quickie.In his peak as a paceman he could match strides with the best of his era .For a short while he even championed the cause with the bat and ball like against West Indies in 1998.Significantly like Sobers Kallis has taken 5 wickets and scored a century twice.He also gave a very effective all-round performance in England in 1998.What speaks against Kallis was he often he did not force the tempo or step the gas sufficiently as a batsmen to give his team the crucial cutting edge.He also basically performed only as a batsmen for a major part of his career just occasionally filling in the role of a stock bowler.Neverthless we must remember the era which he played when bowlers were far more injury prone having to carry so much workload unlike those of Botham,Kapil,Sobers or Miller.Kallis may have been the best all-rounder in the 1980's if you ***** the workload of that era.The sum total of Kallis in all departments could have made him the best of the 3.Readers must note that at his best Kallis averaged 28.20 with the ball capturing 136 wickets in 65 sets.Still I feel he lacked the match-winning killer instinct of Botham,Imran or Kapil Dev at his best.
At his peak as a match-winner Botham may not just come close to the best allrounder of them all but also cricketer.Few cricketers had such an influence on their generation at their best.Botham swung games lin the manner of a Hercules appearing on a cricket field ,reminiscent of making a total reversal of plot in the chapter of an epic.I cannot envisage even Sobers equal Botham's 1981 Ashes performance or 1980 Jubilee test in Mumbai.He took those games by the scruff of the neck like no cricketer has done in the manner of a great emperor and changed their complexion like thunder and lightning intervening on the hottest summer day.Blows by Botham with both bat and ball could define the course of game like few cricketers could.He hit the ball as hard as Gary Sobers carrying the bat like a bludgeon.He was the most intelligent bowler of all the all-rounders if you ***** his deployment of the slower ball and other variations.In terms of competitivity and agression the equivalent of Viv Richads and Dennis Lillee as an all-rounder at his best.What went against Botham was that he was never at his best against the great West Indies,performed in the Packer era against weaker Australian and Pakistan teams and was also inconsistent for a god part of his career.Infcaty Kapil Dev performed better with both bat and ball staging West Indies or even Hadlee.Even the Botham from 1977-82 had the advantage of not playing the full strength Australian or Pakistan teams.Still in term sof pure figues in that era he was close to the best all-rounder ever.Still one must bring to light that in 1982 he was overshadowed by both Imran Khan and Kapil Dev.Although very flamboyant with the bat he could often play irresponsible shots.Still a cameo from Botham could turn game more than Kallis.Botham has taken 5 wickets and scored a century in game a record 5 times.Never also forget Botham's 81 and 8-103 v the best ever West Indies team at Lords in 1984 as well as his match-winning efforts in the 1985 and 1986-87 Ashes.Considering run-wicket-century and 5 wicket aggregate Botham is the best of all with 5220 runs,383 wkts,14 centuries and 27 -5 wicket hauls.
Keith Miller was the best fast bowler of the 3 and most consistently performed with both bat and ball.Significantly his averages surpass Botham with bat and ball.Miller was equally flamboyant as Botham with the bat and more artistic and quicker with the ball.If you ***** era Miller's bowling record at his best is marginally ahead of Botham's .Experts like Cristopher Martin Jenkins rank Miller ahead as a pure all-rounder.Miller tackled Stronger opposition in Ashes tests and also performed like a star in the West Indies.
In the final analysis my tentative order if merit would be Miller,Kallis and then Botham.The most vital factor is the criteria and assesing the eras.Miller and Kallis were both an epitome of consistency unlike Botham.Botham at his best was the champion being the most sporadic and flamboyant but was often overshadowed by all-rounders of his stature when playing against them .A virtual whisker separates the 3.As match -winners Miller and Botham are in the Imran Khan or Sobers class surpassing Kallis .Many experts rate Botham and Miler above Jacques.Still to replace Sobers at no6 I may prefer Miller or Kallis than Botham.
Below I am re-posting the cricinfo stats analysis by S.Rajesh on all the 3 giants.
IAN BOTHAM
At the halfway point of his 102-Test span, Botham had outstanding numbers, with a batting average touching 39 and a bowling average of 23. Of the 12 Man-of-the-Match awards he won in Tests, nine came in the first half of his career. From there, though, the skills gradually declined, thanks in part to a dodgy back, which especially hampered his bowling. From about the middle of 1982 to 1986, his bowling average went up significantly while the batting average dropped a bit too. He still put in top-class displays, most notably in the 1985 Ashes, taking 31 wickets in the series, which England won, but the frequency of such performances diminished. In his last six series there was little to write home about.
A career of two distinct halves Runs Average 100s/ 50s Wickets Average 5WI/ 10WM
First 51 Tests 2833 38.80 11/ 10 231 23.06 19/ 4
Next 37 Tests 1976 31.36 3/ 11 135 33.85 8/ 0
Last 14 Tests 391 20.57 0/ 1 17 57.52 0/ 0
Career (102 Tests) 5200 33.54 14/ 22 383 28.40 27/
During the six years when Botham was at his peak, he was the best of the four allrounders going around during that period. Imran Khan, Kapil Dev and Richard Hadlee were tremendous too - though Hadlee's best was to come later - but none of them matched Botham's consistency with bat and ball. During this period, the difference between Botham's batting and bowling average was 12.59. Imran and Hadlee had better bowling averages, but neither matched Botham as a batsman (though Imran's best as a batsman was to come later).
The four leading allrounders between Jan 1977 and Dec 1982 Player Tests Runs Average 100s/ 50s Wickets Average 5WI/ 10WM Diff in ave
Ian Botham 58 3229 37.11 11/ 13 262 24.52 20/ 4 12.59
Imran Khan 37 1429 29.16 1/ 4 186 21.79 13/ 3 7.37
Kapil Dev 44 1904 32.82 2/ 11 172 29.68 13/ 1 3.14
Richard Hadlee 23 767 21.91 1/ 4 114 23.22 11/ 2 -1.31
KEITH MILLER
In the Test match arena too, Miller's batting was his stronger suit in the early days: in the first 20% of his career, his batting average exceeded 54 and his bowling average was less than 21, though he only took 27 wickets in 11 matches. In only his second Test, against England in Brisbane, he had match figures of 9 for 77, but that was an exception in what was largely a batting-dominated period in his career. Thereafter, though, the batting fell away slightly but the bowling remained lethal, as Miller formed a formidable combination with Ray Lindwall.
In his last year-and-a-half in international cricket, Miller's batting stats improved, but his bowling dropped off marginally. However, his highest Test score, 147 against West Indies in Kingston, and his only ten-wicket haul - against England at Lord's - both came during this period. He had also scored a century at Lord's on his earlier visit, thus making him one of only three overseas players - Vinoo Mankad and Garry Sobers are the others - to be on the honours board at Lord's both for batting and bowling.
Keith Miller's Test career Period Runs Average 100s/ 50s Wickets Average 5WI/ 10WM
First 11 Tests 599 54.45 1/ 3 27 20.85 1/ 0
Next 33 Tests 1685 32.40 3/ 9 100 21.77 3/ 0
Last 11 Tests 674 39.64 3/ 1 43 27.11 3/ 1
Career (55 Tests) 2958 36.97 7/ 13 170 22.97 7/ 1
Allrounders with highest difference between batting and bowling averages (Qual: 1500 runs, 100 wkts) Player Tests Runs Average 100s Wickets Average 5WI Diff in ave
Garry Sobers 93 8032 57.78 26 235 34.03 6 23.75
Jacques Kallis 140 11,126 55.07 35 266 31.59 5 23.48
Imran Khan 88 3807 37.69 6 362 22.81 23 14.88
Keith Miller 55 2958 36.97 7 170 22.97 7 14.00
Shaun Pollock 108 3781 32.31 2 421 23.11 16 9.2
Trevor Goddard 41 2516 34.46 1 123 26.22 5 8.24
Tony Greig 58 3599 40.43 8 141 32.20 6 8.23
Monty Noble 42 1997 30.25 1 121 25.00 9 5.25
Ian Botham 102 5200 33.54 14 383 28.40 27 5.14
Richard Hadlee 86 3124 27.16 2 431 22.29 36 4.87
However, the Australian teams Miller played in generally had strong batting line-ups, and it was as a bowler that Miller was needed more. With new-ball partner Lindwall, Miller formed an awesome combination. As a bowling pair they complemented each other superbly: Lindwall had exceptional control, and Miller was so unpredictable that batsmen didn't know what to expect. Both were highly effective: during the 11 years in which Miller played his international cricket, both were easily among the best bowlers of their era.
JACQUES KALLIS
For close to two decades, Kallis handled the burden of contributing significantly with both bat and ball, which allowed South Africa the luxury of playing six specialist batsmen, plus a wicketkeeper and five bowlers. The bowling eventually took a back seat, but throughout the 2000s there was no batsman as prolific as Kallis.
For a batsman who became so consistent, the start to his career was surprisingly slow. In his first seven innings he reached double digits just once: his scores read 1, 7, 6, 39, 0, 2, 2 - he started off as a 20-year-old against England and Australia, and the baptism was clearly a tough one. After 22 Tests he averaged less than 31. Even in those early days, though, there were unmistakable signs of class: in Melbourne in 1997, he scored 101 in the fourth innings - his first Test century - to help South Africa bat 122 overs and save the Test. Next year in England he made another century, and when West Indies toured in 1998-99, Kallis scored a mountain of runs - 485 in five Tests - that kickstarted his international career.
Over the next nine years Kallis averaged more than 65, with 27 centuries. Though there was a brief slump in 2008, he was again back at his best between 2009 and 2012. The century in his last Test innings - the fourth South African batsman to achieve this - ensured he scored at least one century in a calendar year for 17 successive years, from 1997 to 2013. (Click here for Kallis' batting career summary.)
As a bowler, Kallis' effectiveness waned as he went along. In his first 65 Tests he averaged more than two wickets per Test but after 2008 he barely managed one per match, while the number of overs he bowled per Test dropped as well.
Jacques Kallis' batting career in Tests Period Tests Runs Average Strike rate 100s/ 50s
Till Dec 1998 22 1019 30.87 36.62 2/ 5
Jan 1999 to Dec 2007 90 8263 65.06 44.96 27/ 41
Jan 2008 to Feb 2009 17 778 31.12 45.76 1/ 4
Mar 2009 to Dec 2012 29 2920 67.90 54.21 14/ 6
2013 8 309 25.75 47.03 1/ 2
Career 166 13289 55.37 45.97 45/ 58
Jacques Kallis' bowling career in Tests Period Tests Wickets Average Strike rate 5WI Overs/Test
Till 2002 65 136 28.30 63.80 3 22.4
2003 to 2008 62 115 34.14 68.1 2 21.0
2009 onwards 39 41 42.87 90.4 0 15.5
Career 166 292 32.65 69.2 5 20.2
Battle of the allrounders
What set Kallis apart among modern-day allrounders was the fact that he averaged more than 50 with the bat - and was clearly among the best batsmen of his era - and yet took enough wickets to qualify as a genuine allrounder: no other player has achieved the double of 6000 runs and 250 wickets in Tests. Most of the other top allrounders batted at No. 6 or 7 and averaged in the mid-30s with the bat, but Kallis's batting skills were clearly superior.
The table below lists the top allrounders by the difference between their batting and bowling averages, and the only player with similar stats as Kallis is Garry Sobers - he averaged 57.78 with the bat and 34.03 with the ball, and the difference of 23.74 is marginally higher than Kallis' 22.72.
The other allrounders all have a difference of less than 15 between their batting and bowling averages, which is where Kallis's numbers stand out. However, Kallis averaged only 1.76 wickets per Test, while the others in the list below (apart from Sobers) took at least three per match.
The top allrounders in Test cricket (at least 2500 runs and 150 wkts) Player Tests Runs Bat ave Wickets Bowl ave Difference*
Garry Sobers 93 8032 57.78 235 34.03 23.74
Jacques Kallis 166 13,289 55.37 292 32.65 22.72
Imran Khan 88 3807 37.69 362 22.81 14.88
Keith Miller 55 2958 36.97 170 22.97 13.99
Shaun Pollock 108 3781 32.31 421 23.11 9.19
Ian Botham 102 5200 33.54 383 28.40 5.14
Richard Hadlee 86 3124 27.16 431 22.29 4.86
Chris Cairns 62 3320 33.53 218 29.40 4.13
Kapil Dev 131 5248 31.05 434 29.64 1.40
* Difference between batting and bowling averages
Still there is intense rivalry between Jacques Kallis,Ian Botham and Keth Miller.Significantly all belonged to different eras.
In terms of statistics Kallis is the unquestioned king with staggering statistics.Combining run aggregates with wickets he even surpasses Sobers or Imran.Kallis was the best of all the allrounders to bat for your life and at his best could conjure up pace of even a genuine quickie.In his peak as a paceman he could match strides with the best of his era .For a short while he even championed the cause with the bat and ball like against West Indies in 1998.Significantly like Sobers Kallis has taken 5 wickets and scored a century twice.He also gave a very effective all-round performance in England in 1998.What speaks against Kallis was he often he did not force the tempo or step the gas sufficiently as a batsmen to give his team the crucial cutting edge.He also basically performed only as a batsmen for a major part of his career just occasionally filling in the role of a stock bowler.Neverthless we must remember the era which he played when bowlers were far more injury prone having to carry so much workload unlike those of Botham,Kapil,Sobers or Miller.Kallis may have been the best all-rounder in the 1980's if you ***** the workload of that era.The sum total of Kallis in all departments could have made him the best of the 3.Readers must note that at his best Kallis averaged 28.20 with the ball capturing 136 wickets in 65 sets.Still I feel he lacked the match-winning killer instinct of Botham,Imran or Kapil Dev at his best.
At his peak as a match-winner Botham may not just come close to the best allrounder of them all but also cricketer.Few cricketers had such an influence on their generation at their best.Botham swung games lin the manner of a Hercules appearing on a cricket field ,reminiscent of making a total reversal of plot in the chapter of an epic.I cannot envisage even Sobers equal Botham's 1981 Ashes performance or 1980 Jubilee test in Mumbai.He took those games by the scruff of the neck like no cricketer has done in the manner of a great emperor and changed their complexion like thunder and lightning intervening on the hottest summer day.Blows by Botham with both bat and ball could define the course of game like few cricketers could.He hit the ball as hard as Gary Sobers carrying the bat like a bludgeon.He was the most intelligent bowler of all the all-rounders if you ***** his deployment of the slower ball and other variations.In terms of competitivity and agression the equivalent of Viv Richads and Dennis Lillee as an all-rounder at his best.What went against Botham was that he was never at his best against the great West Indies,performed in the Packer era against weaker Australian and Pakistan teams and was also inconsistent for a god part of his career.Infcaty Kapil Dev performed better with both bat and ball staging West Indies or even Hadlee.Even the Botham from 1977-82 had the advantage of not playing the full strength Australian or Pakistan teams.Still in term sof pure figues in that era he was close to the best all-rounder ever.Still one must bring to light that in 1982 he was overshadowed by both Imran Khan and Kapil Dev.Although very flamboyant with the bat he could often play irresponsible shots.Still a cameo from Botham could turn game more than Kallis.Botham has taken 5 wickets and scored a century in game a record 5 times.Never also forget Botham's 81 and 8-103 v the best ever West Indies team at Lords in 1984 as well as his match-winning efforts in the 1985 and 1986-87 Ashes.Considering run-wicket-century and 5 wicket aggregate Botham is the best of all with 5220 runs,383 wkts,14 centuries and 27 -5 wicket hauls.
Keith Miller was the best fast bowler of the 3 and most consistently performed with both bat and ball.Significantly his averages surpass Botham with bat and ball.Miller was equally flamboyant as Botham with the bat and more artistic and quicker with the ball.If you ***** era Miller's bowling record at his best is marginally ahead of Botham's .Experts like Cristopher Martin Jenkins rank Miller ahead as a pure all-rounder.Miller tackled Stronger opposition in Ashes tests and also performed like a star in the West Indies.
In the final analysis my tentative order if merit would be Miller,Kallis and then Botham.The most vital factor is the criteria and assesing the eras.Miller and Kallis were both an epitome of consistency unlike Botham.Botham at his best was the champion being the most sporadic and flamboyant but was often overshadowed by all-rounders of his stature when playing against them .A virtual whisker separates the 3.As match -winners Miller and Botham are in the Imran Khan or Sobers class surpassing Kallis .Many experts rate Botham and Miler above Jacques.Still to replace Sobers at no6 I may prefer Miller or Kallis than Botham.
Below I am re-posting the cricinfo stats analysis by S.Rajesh on all the 3 giants.
IAN BOTHAM
At the halfway point of his 102-Test span, Botham had outstanding numbers, with a batting average touching 39 and a bowling average of 23. Of the 12 Man-of-the-Match awards he won in Tests, nine came in the first half of his career. From there, though, the skills gradually declined, thanks in part to a dodgy back, which especially hampered his bowling. From about the middle of 1982 to 1986, his bowling average went up significantly while the batting average dropped a bit too. He still put in top-class displays, most notably in the 1985 Ashes, taking 31 wickets in the series, which England won, but the frequency of such performances diminished. In his last six series there was little to write home about.
A career of two distinct halves Runs Average 100s/ 50s Wickets Average 5WI/ 10WM
First 51 Tests 2833 38.80 11/ 10 231 23.06 19/ 4
Next 37 Tests 1976 31.36 3/ 11 135 33.85 8/ 0
Last 14 Tests 391 20.57 0/ 1 17 57.52 0/ 0
Career (102 Tests) 5200 33.54 14/ 22 383 28.40 27/
During the six years when Botham was at his peak, he was the best of the four allrounders going around during that period. Imran Khan, Kapil Dev and Richard Hadlee were tremendous too - though Hadlee's best was to come later - but none of them matched Botham's consistency with bat and ball. During this period, the difference between Botham's batting and bowling average was 12.59. Imran and Hadlee had better bowling averages, but neither matched Botham as a batsman (though Imran's best as a batsman was to come later).
The four leading allrounders between Jan 1977 and Dec 1982 Player Tests Runs Average 100s/ 50s Wickets Average 5WI/ 10WM Diff in ave
Ian Botham 58 3229 37.11 11/ 13 262 24.52 20/ 4 12.59
Imran Khan 37 1429 29.16 1/ 4 186 21.79 13/ 3 7.37
Kapil Dev 44 1904 32.82 2/ 11 172 29.68 13/ 1 3.14
Richard Hadlee 23 767 21.91 1/ 4 114 23.22 11/ 2 -1.31
KEITH MILLER
In the Test match arena too, Miller's batting was his stronger suit in the early days: in the first 20% of his career, his batting average exceeded 54 and his bowling average was less than 21, though he only took 27 wickets in 11 matches. In only his second Test, against England in Brisbane, he had match figures of 9 for 77, but that was an exception in what was largely a batting-dominated period in his career. Thereafter, though, the batting fell away slightly but the bowling remained lethal, as Miller formed a formidable combination with Ray Lindwall.
In his last year-and-a-half in international cricket, Miller's batting stats improved, but his bowling dropped off marginally. However, his highest Test score, 147 against West Indies in Kingston, and his only ten-wicket haul - against England at Lord's - both came during this period. He had also scored a century at Lord's on his earlier visit, thus making him one of only three overseas players - Vinoo Mankad and Garry Sobers are the others - to be on the honours board at Lord's both for batting and bowling.
Keith Miller's Test career Period Runs Average 100s/ 50s Wickets Average 5WI/ 10WM
First 11 Tests 599 54.45 1/ 3 27 20.85 1/ 0
Next 33 Tests 1685 32.40 3/ 9 100 21.77 3/ 0
Last 11 Tests 674 39.64 3/ 1 43 27.11 3/ 1
Career (55 Tests) 2958 36.97 7/ 13 170 22.97 7/ 1
Allrounders with highest difference between batting and bowling averages (Qual: 1500 runs, 100 wkts) Player Tests Runs Average 100s Wickets Average 5WI Diff in ave
Garry Sobers 93 8032 57.78 26 235 34.03 6 23.75
Jacques Kallis 140 11,126 55.07 35 266 31.59 5 23.48
Imran Khan 88 3807 37.69 6 362 22.81 23 14.88
Keith Miller 55 2958 36.97 7 170 22.97 7 14.00
Shaun Pollock 108 3781 32.31 2 421 23.11 16 9.2
Trevor Goddard 41 2516 34.46 1 123 26.22 5 8.24
Tony Greig 58 3599 40.43 8 141 32.20 6 8.23
Monty Noble 42 1997 30.25 1 121 25.00 9 5.25
Ian Botham 102 5200 33.54 14 383 28.40 27 5.14
Richard Hadlee 86 3124 27.16 2 431 22.29 36 4.87
However, the Australian teams Miller played in generally had strong batting line-ups, and it was as a bowler that Miller was needed more. With new-ball partner Lindwall, Miller formed an awesome combination. As a bowling pair they complemented each other superbly: Lindwall had exceptional control, and Miller was so unpredictable that batsmen didn't know what to expect. Both were highly effective: during the 11 years in which Miller played his international cricket, both were easily among the best bowlers of their era.
JACQUES KALLIS
For close to two decades, Kallis handled the burden of contributing significantly with both bat and ball, which allowed South Africa the luxury of playing six specialist batsmen, plus a wicketkeeper and five bowlers. The bowling eventually took a back seat, but throughout the 2000s there was no batsman as prolific as Kallis.
For a batsman who became so consistent, the start to his career was surprisingly slow. In his first seven innings he reached double digits just once: his scores read 1, 7, 6, 39, 0, 2, 2 - he started off as a 20-year-old against England and Australia, and the baptism was clearly a tough one. After 22 Tests he averaged less than 31. Even in those early days, though, there were unmistakable signs of class: in Melbourne in 1997, he scored 101 in the fourth innings - his first Test century - to help South Africa bat 122 overs and save the Test. Next year in England he made another century, and when West Indies toured in 1998-99, Kallis scored a mountain of runs - 485 in five Tests - that kickstarted his international career.
Over the next nine years Kallis averaged more than 65, with 27 centuries. Though there was a brief slump in 2008, he was again back at his best between 2009 and 2012. The century in his last Test innings - the fourth South African batsman to achieve this - ensured he scored at least one century in a calendar year for 17 successive years, from 1997 to 2013. (Click here for Kallis' batting career summary.)
As a bowler, Kallis' effectiveness waned as he went along. In his first 65 Tests he averaged more than two wickets per Test but after 2008 he barely managed one per match, while the number of overs he bowled per Test dropped as well.
Jacques Kallis' batting career in Tests Period Tests Runs Average Strike rate 100s/ 50s
Till Dec 1998 22 1019 30.87 36.62 2/ 5
Jan 1999 to Dec 2007 90 8263 65.06 44.96 27/ 41
Jan 2008 to Feb 2009 17 778 31.12 45.76 1/ 4
Mar 2009 to Dec 2012 29 2920 67.90 54.21 14/ 6
2013 8 309 25.75 47.03 1/ 2
Career 166 13289 55.37 45.97 45/ 58
Jacques Kallis' bowling career in Tests Period Tests Wickets Average Strike rate 5WI Overs/Test
Till 2002 65 136 28.30 63.80 3 22.4
2003 to 2008 62 115 34.14 68.1 2 21.0
2009 onwards 39 41 42.87 90.4 0 15.5
Career 166 292 32.65 69.2 5 20.2
Battle of the allrounders
What set Kallis apart among modern-day allrounders was the fact that he averaged more than 50 with the bat - and was clearly among the best batsmen of his era - and yet took enough wickets to qualify as a genuine allrounder: no other player has achieved the double of 6000 runs and 250 wickets in Tests. Most of the other top allrounders batted at No. 6 or 7 and averaged in the mid-30s with the bat, but Kallis's batting skills were clearly superior.
The table below lists the top allrounders by the difference between their batting and bowling averages, and the only player with similar stats as Kallis is Garry Sobers - he averaged 57.78 with the bat and 34.03 with the ball, and the difference of 23.74 is marginally higher than Kallis' 22.72.
The other allrounders all have a difference of less than 15 between their batting and bowling averages, which is where Kallis's numbers stand out. However, Kallis averaged only 1.76 wickets per Test, while the others in the list below (apart from Sobers) took at least three per match.
The top allrounders in Test cricket (at least 2500 runs and 150 wkts) Player Tests Runs Bat ave Wickets Bowl ave Difference*
Garry Sobers 93 8032 57.78 235 34.03 23.74
Jacques Kallis 166 13,289 55.37 292 32.65 22.72
Imran Khan 88 3807 37.69 362 22.81 14.88
Keith Miller 55 2958 36.97 170 22.97 13.99
Shaun Pollock 108 3781 32.31 421 23.11 9.19
Ian Botham 102 5200 33.54 383 28.40 5.14
Richard Hadlee 86 3124 27.16 431 22.29 4.86
Chris Cairns 62 3320 33.53 218 29.40 4.13
Kapil Dev 131 5248 31.05 434 29.64 1.40
* Difference between batting and bowling averages
