5 best players of spin from England

#2 David Gower

He is regarded as one of the greatest English batsmen to have played the game and what made David Gower so very unique was the nonchalant way in which he went about his job. It was all graceful strokes and superb footwork.

Having scored more than 8000 runs for England in Test cricket, there is no doubt that Gower remains one of the most prolific batsmen in the country's history and his run-scoring was not uninhibited when he played against some of the leading spinners of his time. His record in the sub-continent is exemplary.

The left-hander made 2 centuries and 8 fifties in 16 Test matches and averaged 56.90, the highest among the batsmen listed here.

The tour of Pakistan in 1983-84 remains his finest performance since he made 2 centuries and 2 fifties in 3 Tests and averaged a stunning 112.25 in the series. There have been a few better players of spin in English cricket.