A New Look at the Great Cricketers and Their Changing Times
'The Best of the Best' sheds new light on how the great players of our era can be compared to their predecessors. Throughout, the spotlight is on what we can discover about the great cricketers and what it was that led to their popularity and acclaim. Following the theme of comparison of cricket's eras, the author has produced a statistically rigorous rating system for cricketers which allows a combined ranking of batsmen, bowlers, and all-rounders, from all eras, on a single scale. For good measure, the analysis has been extended to other major sports. Who was the greatest sportsman of all time?
On the way, a range of cricket's cherished little beliefs (such as the value of nightwatchmen, the importance of the toss) are examined and surprisingly exposed as myths.
