Top 10 Test all-rounders from Australia

Australia v New Zealand - 1st Test: Day 1
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#9 Alan Davidson

Alan Davidson
Alan Davidson was a hard-hitting all-rounder from New South Wales

Alan Davidson was a fine left-arm pacer and a hard-hitting batsman who could easily clear the fence with his powerful shots. Davidson was Australia's strike bowler during the 1950s and early 1960s. In fact, Davidson, along with Wasim Akram, is considered as one of the finest left-arm pacers the game has ever seen. He too, with his classical bowling actions, was one of the exponents of the late swing.

A tall and strongly built man, Davidson was even a brilliant fielder at various positions. His ability to take close-range catches gave the nickname "the claw".

He played 193 Test games and scored 6804 runs at a decent average of 32.86 including 9 centuries.

Davidson ended up claiming 672 wickets at a stunning average of 20.90. He debuted for Australia against England in 1953 and played up to 1963 in 44 Tests. Davidson has 1328 Test runs and 186 Test wickets to his credits.

However, his career was plagued by injuries that caused unfortunate, and significant breaks, in his representations of Australia.

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