7 great batsmen who never topped the ICC Test rankings chart

#4 WALLY HAMMOND: ENGLAND

Second only to Bradman; Hammond averaged 75 batting at No 3

HIGHEST RATING: 897 (April 4, 1933)

HIGHEST RANKING: 2 (August 21, 1929)

Wally Hammond was arguably England's greatest ever batsman. Hammond scored 7249 runs in his career at an incredible average of 58. He also scored 3440 runs at an average of 75 batting at No. 3, second only to Bradman, the man who denied him the top ranking throughout his career.

Hammond's highest rating of 897 came after he scored 336* against New Zealand. It was Hammond's second score of 200+ in as many innings and his 3rd hundred in 4 innings, but it was not good enough to get him the top spot in the rankings chart, one which was led by the great Sir Donald Bradman.

Hammond was ranked No. 2 for the first time in his career in August 1929 after he had scored a 100 against South Africa at The Oval. The top ranking at that time was held by Herbert Sutcliffe.