10 best players of all time from Lancashire

1. Brian Statham

Statham is Lancashire's highest wicket-taker with 1816 scalps to his name

Lancashire's leading wicket-taker in history with 1816 scalps to his name, Brian Statham was genuinely fast yet rarely relied on intimidating the batsmen with short-pitched bowling.

Known for his accuracy and ability to bring the ball back into the batsmen, Statham was one of the leading fast bowlers in the world in the 1950s and was a club and national legend in his own right.

Statham's figures of 7/57 against Australia at the MCG during the 1958/59 Ashes series is considered one of the best spells of fast bowling in history and came during an era which was dominated by Statham with his deadly bowling.

He also served as Lancashire captain from 1965 to 1967 and was considered one of the nicest guys on the field who loved to play the game in the right way and earned respect from his teammates and opposition alike and praise from the Lancashire faithful who consider Statham a cult hero.

His spell as captain, although a brief one, was a highly popular one which saw the emergence of a number of young players who laid the foundation for the club's success in the coming years.

He was one among the rare breed of players who was loved by one and all, especially the Lancashire fans, many of whom consider Statham the county's greatest ever cricketer.

Other honourable mentions who served Lancashire with distinction include the likes of Wasim Akram, Muttiah Muralitharan, Andrew Flintoff and Jack Bond among others.