ICC Hall of Fame – Kumar Sangakkara and Andy Flower added!

10 cricketers from different generations were inducted in to the ICC Hall of Fame ahead of the inaugural World Test Championship final. The 10 ten players will now join an illustrious list to take the Hall of Fame tally to 103.

The list has the likes of Desmond Haynes, Kumar Sangakkara and Andy Flower who had an impact on World Cricket since the limited overs cricket came in to play. Vinoo Mankad was the only Indian to make this list.

A total of 2 Australians, 2 West Indians, 2 English, 1 Sri Lankan, 1 South African, 1 Indian and 1 Zimbabwean cricketer made the list of ICC Hall of Fame.

Early Cricket Era Inductees (before 1918)

Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa)

Aubrey Faulkner was a South African all-rounder. The right-handed batsman who bowled leg spin, scored 1754 Test runs at an average of 40.79 with 4 centuries and 8 half centuries. His highest score in Test score was 204.

Faulkner picked 82 wickets in 25 Test matches for his country at an average of 26.58. He picked 4 five wicket hauls in his career. His best bowling figures in an innings were 7-84. He passed away at the age of 48.

Monty Noble (Australia)

Montague Alfred Noble called as Monty Noble is one of the greatest all-rounders produced by Australia. Born in 1873, Noble has scored 1997 runs for Australia in 42 Tests at an average of 30.25 with the help of 1 century and 16 half centuries.

He picked 121 wickets for Australia at an average of 25.00. His best bowling figures were 7/17. Noble bowled right arm medium and right arm off break which got him 9 five wicket hauls to his name.

Inter-War Era Inductees (1918-1945)

Sir Learie Constantine (West Indies)

Sir Learie Constantine was a West Indian all-rounder who  scored 635 runs in 18 Tests and picked 58 wickets for his team with 2 five wicket hauls to his name.

The Trinidadian scored 4475 First Class runs in 119 matches and picked 439 wickets to his name. He was a right handed batsman who bowled medium fast.

He did occasional writing and broadcasting. Among his books are Cricket In The Sun, Cricket And I, How To Play Cricket, Cricketers’ Carnival, The Changing Face Of Cricket (with Denzil Batchelor), and Colour Bar. Years of dogged study were rewarded when he was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1954.

Returning to Trinidad he was elected an M.P. in his country’s first democratic parliament; became Minister of Works in the government and subsequently High Commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago in London from 1962 until 1964.

Stan McCabe (Australia)

Stan McCabe was born in 1910 in Grenfell, New South Wales. At the age of 19, he made his Aussie debut. McCabe scored 2748 runs for his country at an average of 48.21 with the help of 6 centuries and 13 half centuries in 39 Tests.

He also picked 36 wickets with his medium pace bowling. He also played alongside Don Bradman during his career. He played his last Test for his country at the age of 28 after which the World War II shook the world.

Post-War Era Inductees (1946-1970)

Vinoo Mankad (India)

India all-rounder Vinoo Mankad scored 2109 runs for Team India in 44 Tests at an average of 31.47 with the helo pf 5 centuries and 6 half centuries. His highest score was 231.

Mankad also affected 162 wickets in his Test career at an average of 32.32. He picked 8 five hauls with a career best bowling figures of 8/52.

In the First Class cricket front, Mankad was a giant. He scored 11591 runs and picked 782 wickets in 233 First Class Matches.  He scored 26 centuries and picked 38 fifers to his name.

Ted Dexter (England)

Ted Dexter was born in Milan, Italy in 1935. He led England in 30 Tests out of the 62 Tests he played for his country. Dexter has a prolific record with the bat scoring 4502 Test runs at an average of 47.89. He recorded 9 centuries and 27 half centuries with a career best score of 205.

Dexter bowled right arm medium which helped him to 66 Test wickets. In First Class Cricket he recorded 21150 runs with the help of 51 centuries and picked 419 wickets in 327 matches.

ODI Era Inductees (1971-1995)

Desmond Haynes (West Indies)

Desmond Leo Haynes was one of the most domineering figures in both red and white ball formats at International level.

The West Indian batsman scored 7487 Test runs at an average of 42.29 with the help of 18 centuries and 39 half centuries. He also scored 8648 ODI runs in 238 matches at an average of 41.37. He scored 17 centuries and 57 half centuries in ODI cricket.

He held the record for the most ODI centuries until Sachin Tendulkar bettered the record in the late 90s.

The Barbadian cricketer holds the record for the most runs in a winning cause by any batsman in the 20^th century. He scored 10,565 runs for West Indies in their victories. He along with Gordon Greenidge recorded 11,688 partnership runs which is also a record in the 20th century.

In First Class cricket, Haynes recorded 26,030 runs with the help of 61 centuries and 138 half centuries in 376 matches. He also scored 15,651 List A runs powered by 28 centuries and 110 half centuries.

Bob Willis (England)

The late Bob Willis made a massive impact during his playing days. Apart from wreaking havoc in opponents batting order, Willis led England in 18 Tests and 29 ODIs.

Willis  picked 325 Test wickets in 90 matches at an average of 25.20. His best bowling figures were 8/43 against Australia at Leeds in 1981. He featured in 64 ODI matches and picked 80 wickets at an average of 24.60. With the best ODI figures of 4-11 he conceded just 3.28 runs per over.

Modern Cricket Era Inductees (1996-2015)

Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Kumar Sangakkara made his international debut in both Tests and ODIs in July 2000. He is now the first ever wicket keeper batsman from Sri Lankan to be inducted in to the ICC Hall of Fame. He recorded 12,400 Test runs at an average of 57.40 powered by 38 centuries and 52 half centuries. He has a career highest score of 319.

Sangakkara also scored 14,234 ODI runs at an average of 41.98 with the help of 25 centuries and 93 half centuries. He was a part of the Sri Lankan team which entered the finals of the 2007 and 2011 editions of ICC World Cup.

The Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsman scored 1382 T20 International runs for his country and was a part of the Sri Lankan team which lifted the World T20 title in 2014.  

Sangakkara led his team in 15 Tests, 45 ODIs and 22 T20 International matches.

Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)

Andy Flower is one of the biggest names in Zimbabwean cricket history and his presence in the ICC Hall of Fame is quite justified . He led his country in 20 Tests and 52 ODI matches.

Flower recorded 4794 Test runs for his team at an average of 51.54 with the help of 12 centuries and 27 half centuries in 63 Tests. His highest score in Test cricket is 232* against India at Nagpur.

The left-handed batsman also scored 6786 ODI runs in 213 matches at an average of 35.34. He recorded 4 centuries and 55 half centuries. His highest ODI score of 145 was also against India at Colombo in 2002.

Flower went on to become the head coach of England cricket team where within his first two years at the helm, England won two Ashes campaigns, home and away. England clinched their first global ICC trophy at the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean in May 2010 under the guidance of the Zimbabwean coach.