ESPN Legends Of Cricket Collector's Gift Box Set presented on DVD.
DISC 1:
Allan Border
The epitome of the fighting Australian, Allan Border took over the reins of the
side when they were at their lowest ebb, and leading by force of will and
example, he took them to the threshold of world-champion status.
Barry Richards
No other cricketer made such an impact, and gave rise to such speculation of
what he might have been, in a career of four Tests. Nine hundreds before lunch
and 1000 runs in a season 15 times in first-class cricket add to his
legend.
Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh, the embodiment of true Australian grit, evolved from a raw
20-year-old talented batsman and medium-pacer into a cricketer who eliminated
risk from his game. He led Australia in 15 of their world-record
16 consecutive Test wins and to the 1999 World Cup title, playing 168 Tests
and collecting 10,927 runs on the way
Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev was India's greatest fast bowler, their greatest fast-bowling
allrounder, and led the team to their finest triumph: the 1983 World
Cup title.
Wasim Akram
Perhaps the best left-arm fast bowler of all time, Wasim Akram could make the
ball walk and talk like no one else did. An explosive, exciting genius who could
change the game with the bat as well.
DISC 2:
Sir Len Hutton
Widely regarded as the finest, most technically correct England batsman after
the Second World War, Len Hutton broke the world-record score in his sixth Test.
He was also England's first professional captain.
Sir Frank Worrell
West Indies' first appointed black captain was also their most charismatic and
influential. Though a fine, stylish batsman, it is as a strong captain and an
uniting force that he will be remembered. The affection with which his team was
received in Australia during the landmark tour of 1960–61 is enshrined in the
trophy named after him, which the two teams play for to date.
George Headley
""The black Bradman"", George Headley was unstoppable at every level of the
game, making runs with a style and brilliance few have ever matched, and setting
the standards for generations of West Indian players to follow
Greg Chappell
With a century in his first and last Tests, 22 others in between, and a career
average of 53.86, Greg Chappell was the foremost Australian batsman of his
generation. A formidable talent, he also had the iron self-will to harness his
abilities to best effect.
DISC 3:
Malcom Marshall
Malcolm Marshall was perhaps the finest of West Indies' many formidable fast
bowlers of the 1980s, endowed with fierce pace, swing, cut, a vicious bouncer,
and above all, the ability to outthink any batsman
Graeme Pollock
South Africa's player of the 20th century, and perhaps the finest left-hand
batsman the game has ever produced, Graeme Pollock played only 23 Tests, but
those were enough to rank him among the game's all-time greats.
W.G Grace
Cricket's first big draw in more ways than one, Grace with his towering
presence revolutionised batting, brought cricket to a mass audience and
transformed cricket in England into the unrivalled spectator sport of
the summer
Keith Miller
Flamboyant, insouciant and hugely gifted, Keith Miller was Australia's finest
allrounder – and among the world's best – able to turn a match with bat
or ball, and as dashing off the field as he was on it
DISC 4:
Sir Richard Hadlee
The finest cricketer New Zealand has produced, Richard Hadlee was a bowler of
devastating control and intelligence: the first to 400 Test wickets; and one of
the four great allrounders of the 1980s.
Sir Ian Botham
One of the finest allrounders of all time, Ian Botham was the fastest to the
double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets. An English icon, full of endless
self-belief, he could change the course of a game in an afternoon. With him,
England were a side to reckon with; without him they were abysmal
Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar was the first to get 10,000 Test runs and 30 centuries.
India's lynchpin of the 70s and 80s, and arguably their first great batsman, he
was known for his immaculate defence but was equally at ease hooking and pulling
the most fearsome bowlers of all time
Wally Hammond
With over 50,000 first-class runs and a batting average of 58.45 in Tests,
Hammond was the undisputed successor to Jack Hobbs as England's premier
batsman. His bowling and slip fielding made him simply invaluable to the team
during the Bradman era.
DISC 5:
Imran Khan
Imran Khan is indisputably the greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and
arguably the world's second-best allrounder after Garry Sobers. He took a
mediocre side and transformed them into world-beaters, leading them to the World
Cup title in 1992.
Sachin Tendulkar
Perhaps the most complete batsman and the most worshipped cricketer in the
world, Tendulkar holds just about every batting record worth owning in the game,
including those for most runs and hundreds in Tests and ODIs, and most
international runs
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee began his career as a tearaway fast bowler but career-threatening
injuries forced him to reassess his body and pace bowling. He returned more
accurate and dependable, and ended his career as the leading Test wicket-taker,
taking a wicket off his final ball.
Sir Jacob Hobbs
Jack Hobbs is one of the game's early masters. Nobody has scored more
first-class runs than his 61,760, or more hundreds than his 199.
DISC 6:
Shane Warne
Warne brought legspin out from a dusty closet and made it fashionable again.
A charismatic, spectacular performer who made as headlines on the field and off
it, he finished second-best to Muttiah Muralitharan in the Test wickets stakes,
but to many he remains the greatest spinner – if not
Sir Vivian Richards
The man who gave ""swagger"" new meaning in cricket, Richards was the most
destructive batsman of his era, and while there are many with greater records,
few could take on, intimidate, and rip to shreds bowling attacks like
he did.
Sir Garfield Sobers
While Bradman's status as the greatest batsman is increasingly under threat, no
one raises an eyebrow at Garry Sobers being called the greatest allrounder. He
broke the record for the highest Test score – 365 – at 21, could bowl
left-arm orthodox, wrist spin and fast-medium, and was a brilliant fielder
anywhere on the ground. He was also the first player to hit six sixes in an over
in a first-class game
Sir Donald Bradman
Unquestionably the greatest batsman in the game, arguably the greatest cricketer
ever, and one of the finest sportsmen of all time, Don Bradman was so far ahead
of the competition as to render comparisons meaningless and to transcend the
game he graced.
6 Disc boxed set.