The West Indies have produced so many great batsmen that it will be a very difficult task to select the top 10.You have greats such as George "Atlas" Headley;Gary Sobers;Frank Worrell;Everton Weeks;Clive Lloyd;Gordon Greenidge;Alvin Kallicharran;Desmond Haynes;Viv Richards;Lawrence Rowe;Brian Lara;Clyde Walcott;Rohan kanhai;Roy Fredericks;Conrad Hunte;Seymour Nurse;Collie Smith.Just to name some.I will attempt to rank them in order from 1 to 10 later on.
Some of the best assets of the batsmen.
Most Talented-----Brian Lara; Most Technically correct----Lawrence Rowe; Best in a crisis----George Headley; Best player of Fast Bowling----Viv richards; Best Player of Spin---Brian Lara; Best combo/player-----Viv Richards; Most distructive---Viv Richards; Most Imaginative--Rohan Kanhai.
Ranking
1. Viv Richards______No better player of fast bowling ever.
2. Brian Lara________Exceptional against Spin.
3. Lawrence Rowe___Most correct and gifted(injuries robbed him of his greatness)
4.Gary Sobers______Greatest all round cricketer of all times.
5.George Headley____Mr dependable. Would be rated higher if he had played more.
6.Frank Worrell_____Most ellegant west Indian Batsman.
7.Rohan Kanhai____The Most Imaginative batsman of all times.
8.Clyde Walcott____Once scored three double centuries in a series.
9.Gordon Greenidge___The best West indian Opener.
10.Alvin Kallicharran___The little left handed warrior.
It was a close call for many of the batsmen left out and this debate could go on for eternity.I think this is the best 10 west indian batsmen of all times.
Glenn Atkins
