HD Ackerman
Tests - 161 runs @ 20.12 (best 57) in 4 matches
First-class - 14,625 runs @ 43.65 (40 centuries, best 309*) in 220 matches
As a child, HD Ackerman was one of the best batters I ever actually watched live. His Test career spanned barely a month before he had completely figured out who he was as a batter, and by the time he'd reached his peak the South African batting order just wasn't one he could break into, full as it was with the likes of Smith, Gibbs, Kirsten, Kallis and others. Instead, he went off and earned his coin absolutely crushing the hopes and dreams of county bowlers for Leicestershire, most notably in 2006 when he belted 1,804 runs in 14 matches, with a best of 309*. What a player.
1. Barry Richards
2. Raman Subba Row
3. Duleepsinhji
4. HD Ackerman
5. Pravin Amre
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7. Bernard Bosanquet
8. Stan Nichols
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10. Scott Boland
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@Neptune up now
Apologies, what happened there was an unupdated index
Also, index is now updated. And this would have been a great excuse if not for the fact that Robertson was on the index, right above your pick of Bruce Dooland