Tom Harkness

'My heart says that the title is a fight between Miller, early Botham and late Imran. I think a true allrounder needs to be a match winner in all disciplines, and whilst Sobers is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) players of all time, I put him in the Kallis mould: a fantastic batsman and a capable, but not a match-winning bowler'

Adnan Alavi

'Glamour in cricket came with Imran and almost went with his departure. He is an icon, and cannot be compared with anyone else'

Raja Mohandes

'It irks me to see people vote for Wasim Akram. While he is surely one of the best bowlers of all time, it is ridiculous to call him an allrounder'
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The Greatest Allrounder

Sobers named as Cricinfo's greatest allrounder

He was the most natural cricketer you would ever want to see and quite simply he could do it all. He is in the top ten greatest batsmen of all time, he took over 200 Test wickets and was a sensational fielder who could field in multiple positions. "Sobers is not just the greatest allrounder ever, but the greatest player," explained Sambit Bal, Cricinfo's editor. Imran Khan topped the user poll, and by a surprisingly big margin

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New Zealand's lone ranger

Week 20 - Sir Richard Hadlee

The old quotes are always the best. When Graham Gooch summed up the challenge of batting against the New Zealand team of the 1980s, he described it thus: "Richard Hadlee at one end, Ilford 2nds at the other." If that was harsh, it also hinted at an unavoidable truth. For most of the 17 years Hadlee was a Test cricketer, he singlehandedly carried his side's attack like no other bowler had managed before

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Cricinfo's 20 contenders | Photo gallery

	Imran Khan		Wasim Akram		Shaun Pollock
	Vinoo Mankad		Kapil Dev		Adam Gilchrist
	Learie Constantine		Richard Hadlee		Ian Botham
	Richie Benaud		Ravi Shastri		Wilfred Rhodes
	Andrew Flintoff		Tony Greig		Alan Knott
	Keith Miller		Jacques Kallis		Garry Sobers
	Monty Noble		Mike Procter

Recent great allrounders

Week 20 - Hadlee | Week 19 - Sobers | Week 18 - Rhodes | Week 17 - Constantine | Week 16 - Benaud | Index

Recent great performances

Edition 9 - Hadlee, 1983-84 | Edition 8 - Imran, 1982-93 | Edition 7 - Sobers, 1966 | Index

Recent stats analysis

Edition 5 - In the field | Edition 4 - Home and away | Edtion 3 - As captain | Edition 2 - Win percentage | Index

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What makes a great allrounder?

Mike Gatting and Ashley Giles give their view

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