A countdown of the 50 greatest cricketers of all-time, ranging from Dr. William Gilbert Grace who retired in 1895 right upto Sachin Tendulkar who continued playing till 2013.
The list was composed from all 10 test playing nations active at point of time. However, none could make it from Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.
The top-5, namely Sir Don Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Vivian Richards, Shane Warne and Sir Jack Hobbs, were also selected by Wisden as the "Cricketers Of The Century".
Australia has the highest number of players on the list, with 14, West Indies has 13, England has 11, India and South Africa have 4 each, Pakistan has 3 while New Zealand has 1.
England's Allan Knott at #47 is the only specialist wicketkeeper-batsman in the countdown.