10 best players of all time from Middlesex

4 Andrew Strauss

England v India - 1st Test Day Three

The former England captain, who captained the team to two Ashes victories and oversaw one of the most successful periods in the team's history, was also one of Middlesex's leading batsmen for around 13 years (1998-2012). Andrew Strauss was an opening batsman par excellence and had the ability to play both spin and pace with equal ease.

In addition to that, his abilities as an excellent stroke maker was also a factor behind his excellent record in first-class cricket. In his entire first-class career, he played 241 games and scored 17.046 runs at an excellent average of 42.72.

Strauss also piled up 46 centuries and 74 half-centuries. He could not quite replicate that success in List A cricket, but he still scored 7631 runs and there is no doubt that Strauss is one of the finest batsmen to have ever played for Middlesex.