who was the best in the world when you were born?

[Leicester Fox]

who was the best in the world when you were born? http://www.lgiccrankings.com/odi/date-specific.php
I was born on April 15 1992 and heres who was top for me
Tests:
the best batman, amazingly was English, Graham Gooch. In the bowling it was Curtly Ambrose only 2 points ahead of Waqar Younis.
ODIs:
The best ODI batsman was Dean Jones, and the best bowler Curtly Ambrose once again.

 

[Pakistani Army]

ODIs:
Best batsmen was Brian Lara
Best bowler was Courtley Ambrose

 

[Sureshot]

Interesting thread, Joe.

I was born on April 16th (!) 1988.

ODI batsman, Sir Viv Richards. ODI bowler, Maninder Singh

Test batsman, Sir Viv Richards. Test bowler, Sir Richard Hadlee.

 

[Will_NA]

21 June, 1991

Tests

Batsman: Dean Jones
Bowler: Curtly Ambrose

 

[BigCrickNan]

ODI:
Batsman - Brian Lara
Bowler - Curtley Ambrose
Test:
Batsman - Gooch
Bowler - Waqar Younis

2 June 1993

 

[Chimp132]

i was born on the 3rd July 1991

batsman = D.M. Jones

bowler = C.E.L. Ambrose

oo how do you find out the odi rankings ?

 

[Leicester Fox]

The ODI rankings were the one in the link I gave, the test will be on date specific rankings for tests. Yeah SS your only a day and 4 years older but Viv Richards seems ages ago to me!

 

[Dare]

ODI:
Batsman- Sir Viv
Bowler- Joel Garner

Test:
Batsman- Sir Viv
Bowler-Sir r.Hadlee

November 19 1986

 

[Pak_cricketer]

ODI:
Batsman - D.M. Jones
Bowler - C.E.L. Ambrose

TEST:
Batsman - G.A. Gooch
Bowler - C.E.L. Ambrose

 

[usy]

Bowling ODI:
C.E.L. Ambrose

Batting ODI:
D.M. Jones

Test Bowling:
C.E.L. Ambrose

Test Batting:
G.A. Gooch

alright

Sep 27 1991... best day ever..

 

[sohum]

Cool thread.

ODIs
Batting: Viv Richards
Bowling: Richard Hadlee

Tests
Batting: Viv Richards
Bowling: Richard Hadlee

Bah.... boring. :P

 

[mattfb]

27 June 94...

Test Batter;
Brian Lara.... Who was just 9 ahead of Gooch
Test Bowler;
Ambrose... 6 ahead of Waqar Younis

ODI Batter;
Brain Lara.... 27 ahead of Mark Waugh
ODI Bowler;
Wasim Akram... 28 ahead of Ambrose.

 

[Karachi Xpress]

1 May 1992
ODIs
Batsman: Dean Jones, 97 points ahead of Desomnd Haynes
Bowler: Curtly Ambrose

Test
Batsman: Graham Gooch
Bowler: Again Curtly Ambrose

 

[Supershtuffthat]

Batsmen: Trumper
Bowler: Spofforth

Actually,

Batsman: Viv Richards
Bowler: Lillee

 

[King Pietersen]

Jan 25th 1990

Odi:
Batting: Dean Jones
Bowling: Courtney Walsh

Test:
Batting: Richie Richardson
Bowling: Malcolm Marshall