Greatest Teams and Greatest Players – A History of Test Cricket

R. I. Gilbert

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Austin Macauley Publishers
15 August 2025

Cricket

Test cricket pits country against country in a five-day struggle for cricket supremacy. It is the ultimate cricketing challenge for those players who are skilful enough and dedicated enough to represent their country at the highest level. But Test cricket is much more than that; it is a source of national pride and a mechanism that brings together vastly different cultures and communities, encouraging mutual respect, as well as a shared admiration for the heroes of the game. Ever since the first Test match in 1877, lovers of cricket have argued over who was the best, the best team, the best batsman, the best bowler, the best wicketkeeper, the best captain, the best slips fielder and so on. Of the millions who have played cricket, only 3,162 men have been good enough to play Test cricket for their countries, and, of these, 841 were successful enough to play more than 20 Test matches. This book is about those few the best of the best. Based solely on the batting and bowling ratings obtained using only the players statistics, the best Test team for each era has been selected from every Test player who played more than 20 Test matches in that particular time period. The best national teams in each era for each participating country have also been selected. It is hoped that the national and world teams selected here and the comparisons between players provide for enjoyable reading, both settling old arguments and creating new ones.

By: R. I. Gilbert
Imprint: Austin Macauley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9781035877669
ISBN 10: 103587766X
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 15 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

R. I. Gilbert is Emeritus Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and former Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW. His research interests over a 35-year academic career are in structural engineering, where he has published 8 books and over 450 technical papers. He also has had a lifelong interest in Test cricket and has spent much of the last two decades researching and cataloguing the statistics of the game.

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