Top 5 tallest cricketers in the history
Usually Cricket is the Game Skills and Talent. It’s Mean, You Don’t Need to Have Big Body Structure or huge height.
Cricketers like Sechin Tendulkar with Height of 5.5 feet Lot More Successful than many Others who are taller than Sachin Tendulkar. In history of Cricket there are Some ‘Big man’.
1. Mohammed Irfan (Pakistan)
7’1”, (216cm)
Mohammed Irfan (Pakistan) “Tallest Cricketers” in History Mohammed Irfan, The 7’1” lanky fast bowler from Pakistan is by far the tallest player ever to have featured in the game of cricket. he Played Has Ist ODI Mach back in 2010 Against England, After Playing 2 ODIs he Get Out From The National Team But he Came Back Very Strongly Against India In Resent Tour in 2012/13 With Lots of Promises and now he Looks Like a Mature Left Arm Fast Bowler Who Bowls 140 km Speed Consistently. Most Impotently he Bowled On very Good Channel. Also gets Lot of Bounce From The Wicket Because of Has heighthe Played Has Ist ODI Mach back in 2010 Against England.
2. Joel Garner (West Indies)
6′ 8″ (203cm)
Known as the “Big Bird” from Barbados was menacing West Indian speedster ruled the roost during the Caribbean halycon days in the seventies and eighties. with a wicked yorker that speared in at the batsman’s feet from a steepling 10 feet or so. Often his hand would be above the sightscreen too, just to make it even more difficult for the hard-pressed batsman. Garner polished England off in the 1979 World Cup final, and finished with 146 ODI wickets at a tremendous average (18.84) and an even more tremendous economy rate (3.09 runs per over). In Tests his 259 wickets cost less than 21 apiece.
3. Bruce Reid (Australia)
6’8” (203cm)
Bruce Reid, The lofty left arm pacer from Australia stood at an imposing height of 6’8” that made him capable of extracting steep bounce from even unresponsive tracks.
Bruce Reid represented Australia in Test cricket between December 1985 and December 1992 and in One Day Internationals between January 1986 and March 1992. He played 27 Test matches for Australia taking 113 Test wickets at an average of 24.63 runs per wicket. He also played 61 one-day-internationals taking 63 ODI wickets.
3. Peter George (Australia)
6’8” (203cm)
Peter Robert George is an Australian Test cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, George plays his first class cricket for the Southern Redbacks. he has playes One Test Match for Australia. With Height of 203cm, he is one of Tallest Cricketer in history. and Tallest Ever Australian Cricketer along with Bruce Reid.
4. Boyd Rankin (England - Ireland)
6.8″ (203cm)
William Boyd Rankin is a international cricketer from Northern Ireland, who has played international cricket for both England National side and Ireland. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Rankin is a tall bowler who stands at 6 ft 8 inches and has a distinctive bouncing action in his bowling. he get lots of bounce because of his 6.8 feet height.
He debuted for England against New Zealand in a T20 match on 25 June 2013, and was named in the England squad for the 2013-14 Ashes series in Australia.
5. Chris Tremlett (England)
6’7” (201cm)
The tall English fast bowler is renowned for his first ball wicket in first class cricket against New Zealand in the year 2000. Born September 2, 1981, Tremlett made his international debut for England in a One Day International match against Bangladesh in 2005. Tremlett has been a great bowling package for the English side but injuries have been a consistent issue with the lanky fast bowler, making it difficult for him to consistently be a part of the England international squad. Tremlett participated in England’s victory in the 2010-11 Ashes in Australia. He is a competent number 8 or 9 batsman, with seven first-class fifties to his name and has a strong arm from the deep.
Source: Sporteology
