Great allrounder performances, edition 9

Sir Richard the dominant

Outplaying England in every department, especially in the way their faster bowlers used a suspect pitch, New Zealand achieved their largest-ever victory in twelve hours' playing time.

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Great allrounder performances, edition 8

Imran joins the elite

Imran Khan is commonly regarded as Pakistan's greatest cricketer and it's a title earned with performances such as his stunning allround contribution at Faisalabad in 1982-83. He had only been captain for four previous Tests, but this was a true example of leading from the front as he became the second player, after Ian Botham, to take a century and take 10 wickets in a Test

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Great allrounder performances, edition 7

Sobers the supreme

Sir Garry Sobers is one of the indisputable greats of world cricket, but this - arguably - was his finest hour yet. Standing high above the West Indies team as their captain, Sobers, who in this match made the top score, 174, and took eight wickets for 80 runs, directed his men with masterly skill

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Beefy's meteoric rise

Great allrounder performances, edition 6

England sealed victory seven minutes before lunch on the fourth day following a blank first day. The win was a triumph for Botham, who hit a dazzling century - his second in successive Test innings - and finished the match by taking eight wickets for 34 r... more

'Pure village-green slogging'

Great allrounder performances, edition 5

It was the most famous turnaround in the history of Test cricket, but for the man who instigated it, the depths from which he had to return were deeper even than those of his team... more

When Collingwood bettered Sir Viv

Great allrounder performances, edition 4

Never in his wildest dreams would Paul Collingwood proclaim himself as one of the great allrounders in world cricket. At one-day level, however, it is a different story and at Trent Bridge in 2005, he carved an improbable niche in cricket's history, with... more

Richards the record-breaker

Great allrounder performances, edition 3

Sam Collins reflects on the day that Viv Richards made one-day history... more

Botham's other finest hour

Great allrounder performances, edition 2

Martin Williamson on the other Botham's match ...the Golden Jubilee Test of 1980... more

Mr InFredible

Great allrounder performances, edition 1

Andrew Flintoff had waited seven years and 48 Tests for his first slice of Ashes action, and when it came it was all too brief. Scores of 0 and 3 in the 2005 series opener at Lord's were the prelude to a thumping 239-run defeat, and suddenly all of Englan... more