Top 10 players of all time from South Australia

#3 Ian Chappell

Ian Chappell

He is among the best captains to have ever played in international cricket and in addition to that, Ian Chappell was also one of Australia's finest ever batsmen. The native South Australian started his first-class career with his home state back in 1962 and continued to play for them till 1980, with a break in between due to his involvement with the breakaway World Series Cricket.

His attacking batting style, excellent technique and the ability to punish anything short made him a thrilling batsman to watch at number three. In all, he played 89 games for South Australia and remains the state's 4th highest run-scorer in first-class cricket with a tally of 7665 runs. Chappell averaged 53.22 for his state and also scored 22 centuries during the course of his brilliant career.