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[golders]

Mike Atherton- for the epic duel with Donald and for not walking('i'm not a walker')

Also a top pundit; love his column in The Times

[PM7]

Bob Willis, the hair was always too long and the trousers too short. Came steaming in off a healthy run up and was quick....but never said much...looked miserable as XXXX
Today his dour demanour and scathing remarks are brilliant and get better when he offers batting tips on Sky. Not my alltime cricketing hero as that would be IVA Richards but Bob is good fun today.

[Alvaro]

Monte Lynch
England, Slurry,Gloucestershite and 20 Bensons

[Tumo]

Danny Vettori - Genuinely carries NZ on his shoulders, and still manages to take wickets! Plus, left arm spinner, role model, etc.
Graeme Swann - Spinner, twitter mad, plays a mean guitar, and absolutely hilarious!
Jonty Rhodes + Paul Collingwood - Outstanding fielders. 'Nuff said!

[Jeet]

Anil Kumble - Lion hearted, carried India for years. Never gets the credit he deserves.

[Simmy]

alec stewart my hero!

main reason why im a keeper!

[ianbuchanan]

Stuart Tudball, Player/Coach/Cricket Development Officer/Volunteer- Minehead CC! Nobody on this forum will have heard of him, apart from maybe Bulldog! Nobody loves cricket more than him and he has given up thousands (literally) of unpaid hours getting kids playing cricket. Our club pretty much wouldnt exist without Stu as he has introduced nearly everyone into the game..... and he's also the highest ever run scorer for us

Justin Langer- Turned around Somerset CCC for the better in just 2 and a half seasons, went from Division 2 Basement Dwellers to Division One contenders, 2020 runners-up etc...

Freddie Flintoff- Big inspiration for playing cricket, especially the ashes series in 2005 which is when I started getting into cricket more and more....

[revboy]

For me Afridi and Wasim Akram were my cricketing heroes when I was young. 

[Cover_Drive]

Abdul Razzaq, as far my memory goes I have watched him and liked him from very first day. One of the big name I like is Mohammad Yousuf.

Always have desire of meeting Razzaq whereas have met/spoken YOusuf several times a top bloke he is I must say.

[Opener]

Have met the entire English (2005) team and most of the Pakistani team from mid 90s to early 2000s.

Cricketing heroes aside, the guy who had left one of the greatest impression on me as a young fan was Chris Cairns, an absolute legend. I remember a test match innings between Pak and the black caps where Ijaz and Saeed Anwar both made centuries on a very bad day for NZ.

When the players were leaving  (the security did not use to be tight those days) I tried to get hold of the teams as we were parked close to the team buses. I remember Carins with a book in his hand looking very down and tired stopped and had an encouraging word with me and gave me a smile and a thumbs up. I don't remember what he said but as a kid left me with an unforgettable memmory. 

[Buzz]

adam hollioake - one of the most innovative captains and united a team of indivuals into the best team in the country - 2020 and championship.

and Martin Bicknell... should have got 60 caps for England, not 6

[tim2000s]

Devon Malcolm for his 9 for 57 versus South Africa after being hit on the helmet by de Villiers. Also met him a couple of times, and he's a good laugh.

As a youngster, always wanted to emulate Courtney Walsh/Curtley Ambrose (if you can't guess I'm really a bowler) and having since spent quite a bit of time with Courtney, I'd have to say that he is a great guy.

[Beachcricket]

Paul Nixon - his professionalism/dedication puts some to shame.

Jack Russell- because he never quite struck me as a cricketer despite being the tidiest keeper I've ever seen.

[eaowbear]

When I was growing up and Brian Lara was scoring runs for fun for Warwickshire, Andy Moles was quietly (and slowly) making the very best of his abilities. (Not my hero but someone I admired for their pugnacity in the Tavare mold and definitely not someone you would expect to get a mention!)

[RichW]

Hick my hero and everybody who has watched and supported worcester for the last 15 years hero. A legend of the game and such a shame he didn't make it test level in the way he should. Still it meant many happy days watching him plunder the ball around new road. Not a flat track bully look at all the times he got 100 when no one else even got a 50. Also such a nice guy, went to his testimonal game got photo with the great man i'm about at his waste as I was only about 11 take pride of place in my hallway.