Top 5 openers to play for South Africa

#2 Eddie Barlow

Suave, dashing and exuberant, Eddie Barlow was one of the most popular players of his generation. He was obdurate and never left anything back when on the cricket field. He was also a super fit athlete and a brilliant slip fielder.

In 30 matches, Barlow was the unyielding object at the top of the order and churned out runs almost on every occasion. He scored 2516 runs at an average of 45.74, with the highest score of 201.

Barlow was part of a dominating South African team which boasted of players like Graeme Pollock, Mike Procter, Peter Pollock and Denis Lindsay, and this team dominated the cricketing world for a decent amount of time.