We proudly present a list of the top 100 cricket players who achieved legendary status in both New Zealand and Australia, including both historical and contemporary figures who left their mark on the sport

DON BRADMAN - “The Don” was, beyond any argument, the greatest batsman who ever lived and many of his legendary records will never be surpassed

RICHARD HADLEE - It was no coincidence that when Richard Hadlee was making his mark on the cricket fields of the world, so was New Zealand

ALAN BORDER - Border played in more Test matches (156) than any other player in history until being passed by Steve Waugh

BILLY MURDOCH - Billy Murdoch was a colossus of Australian cricket in the 1880s, an inspirational captain who led Australia to its first Test victory on English soil

RICKY PONTING - Ricky Ponting had all the ingredients of a typical Australian - tough as nails, aggressive, vocal and above all, mentally powerful

BOB CUNIS - Bob Cunis was an honest seamer and lower-order scrapper, who played 20 Tests for New Zealand between 1964 and 1972

RICHIE BENAUD - Benaud emerged as a fully fledged al all rounder in South Africa in 1957-58, then matured as a charismatic captain at home against England

STEWIE DEMPSTER - Stewie Dempster's record of 12,145 first-class runs and 723 test runs at 65.73 places him among the best of New Zealand's batsmen

BRUCE EDGAR - Edgar was a left-hand opening batsman who played with assurance against the fastest of bowling in a classically straight manner

KANE WILLIAMSON - Arguably New Zealand's finest batsman since the legendary Martin Crowe, Kane Williamson had been a wonder kid since his teenage days

SHANE WARNE - Easily amongst the greatest bowlers ever to play the game, Shane Warne redefined spin bowling like never before

MARTIN CROWE - As a player, Martin Crowe was near technical perfection, a natural talent that evolved at an early age through to a batsman of elegance, poise and range

BRETT LEE - Arguably one of the fastest bowlers ever, Brett Lee was a potent weapon in Australia's armoury during their glory days of the 2000s

DENNIS LILLEE - Dennis Lillee, considered by many to have been "the complete fast bowler", was the heart of Australia's attack for more than a decade

ASHLEY MALLETT - Mallett is perhaps the greatest post-war off-spinner to be produced by Australia. The tall spinner, could extract bounce out of most surfaces

BRENDON MCCULLUM - A wicketkeeper-batter, McCullum was used throughout the New Zealand batting order, but whenever he arrived at the crease it was impossible to look away

TERRY ALDERMAN - Alderman was distinguished by the constant smile on his face when he bowled, and by his impeccably aimed offcutters and swing

JEFF THOMSON - Probably the fastest bowler world cricket had ever seen at the time, ‘Thommo’ was a cricketer that put fear into batsmen

BOB SIMPSON - ‘Simmo’ was a key figure in Australian cricket for more than four decades, as cricketer, captain, coach and commentator

BERT OLDFIELD - Bert Oldfield still ranks in the top ten Australian Wicket Keepers with 130 dismissals over a Test Cricket career of 54 matches

GEOFF LAWSON - A tall, lively-paced outswing bowler from Wagga Wagga, he came to attention in 1978-79 in the then-approved way, by hitting Geoff Boycott

DAVID HOOKES - Natural, aggressive and irrepressible, David Hookes was an Australian cricketer of the 1970s selected as a dashing left handed, lower middle-order batsman

MATTHEW HAYDEN - Hayden scored 380 runs from only 437 balls to set a new world record for an individual Test, 2nd only to Brian Lara's 400

BRUCE YARDLEY - He was Australia's premier spinner who peaked in the 1981-82 season, even winning the International Cricketer of the Year award

CLEM HILL - Clem Hill scored 3,412 runs in 49 cricket Tests for Australia - a world record when he retired in 1912 - at an average of 39.21 including seven centuries

CRAIG MCDERMOTT - Despite an injury ravaged career, McDermott finished his test career with 291 wickets in 71 matches which included 14 five wicket hauls and 2 ten-fers

NEIL HARVEY - An attacking left-handed batsman, sharp fielder and occasional off-spin bowler, Harvey was the senior batsman in the Australian team for much of the 1950s

GLENN MCGRATH - Catapulted from the outback of NSW into Test cricket to replace Merv Hughes in 1993, McGrath became the greatest Australian fast bowler of his time

BILL BROWN - Bill Brown was an outstanding opening batsman and excellent fieldsman for Australia on either side of the Second World War

KEITH MILLER - Keith Miller enlivened the post-war years with his brilliant all-round play, able to turn a match with an attacking innings or a fiery spell of bowling

DEAN JONES - Dean Jones wrote the book on one-day cricket - literally. He played a new game in which he walked down the pitch to fast bowlers

DANNY MORRISON - Danny Morrison succeeded Richard Hadlee as New Zealand's main strike bowler, and with a slingy action and a good outswinger, he led the line with distinction

DOUG WALTERS - Walters was anything but the traditional cricketer. From a young age, he had a natural technique that he never wanted to tamper with

ROSS TAYLOR - Taylor, one of New Zealand's all-time great batters across all formats, scored heavily off his trademark pulls and slog-sweeps

BILL JOHNSTONE - Johnston, a member of Don Bradman's 1948 "Invincibles,” was one of the greatest left arm medium-pacers produced by Australia who could also revert to spin

MERV HUGHES - A pot-bellied, mustachioed right-armer, Merv was a big-hearted fast bowler who ultimately made a major contribution to Australia's fortunes

STEVE SMITH - Smith started out as a legspinner and became Australia's best batter since Sir Donald Bradman, either side of having his career derailed

BERT SUTTCLIFFE - Bert Sutcliffe was regarded, with the Australian Neil Harvey, as the best left-handed batsman of his generation

EWEN CHATFIELD - Since 1975, when he was nearly killed while batting in his debut test, ‘Chats’ bowled honestly and successfully for his country

SHANE BOND - Fast, fearsome and frustratingly fragile, Shane Bond will be remembered as much for his misfortune with injuries as for his wonderful ability

ADAM GILCHRIST - A dasher of a batsman who could destroy the best of bowlers, he was also a terrific keeper against both pace and spin

BOB BLAIR - Blair famously held up an end against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1953-54, just after hearing that his fiancee had been killed in a train crash

ROD MARSH - Thick-set in build and combative in approach, Marsh remains one of the most respected wicket keepers to have ever played international cricket

GEOFF HOWARTH - One of New Zealand's first fully pro cricketers, Howarth overcame many disappointments to become a successful Test batsman and an outstanding captain

DICK MOTZ - Dick Motz was a robust, indefatigable seamer who bowled outswingers, but one who wasn't used to success

MARK TAYLOR - Mental strength, grit and determination were the three qualities that best defined Mark Taylor who was arguably amongst the finest captains in cricket

JUSTIN LANGER - An outstanding Australian left-hand batsman, he was part of one of the most successful opening partnerships in cricket history with Queenslander Matthew Hayden

BILL WOODFULL - Bill Woodfull, the great opening batsman from Down Under, was a symbol of impregnable defence and unflappable temperament, known as 'The Rock'

JOHN WRIGHT - John Wright was renowned for his fighting qualities and mental resilience that enabled him to become the first New Zealand batsman to pass 4000 Test runs

ARTHUR MORRIS - Arthur Morris was a key member of Donald Bradman's famous Australian cricket team, which toured England in 1948. The Australians went undefeated in their 34 matches

STEPHEN FLEMING - Fleming is the most capped Test player in NZ history with as many as 111 Tests under his belt and is the only Kiwi player to have scored more than 7000 runs

JOHN REID - After debuting for the New Zealand cricket team against England in 1949 John Reid went on to play another 57 tests for his country, 34 of those as captain

LANCE CAIRNS - He is one of New Zealand's most distinctive cult heroes, and had a connection with an adoring public few sports people can even dream of

CHARLIE TURNER - With close to 1000 First-Class wickets at an incredible average that was a shade below 15, Turner was arguably the greatest ever bowler produced by Australia

DAVID BOON - Possibly Tasmania's all-time favourite cricketing son, Boon was a pugnacious right-hand batter who served his state and country with enormous distinction

BILL PONSFORD - He was a fierce driver in front of the wicket and always worked hard to keep up the momentum of an innings in partnership with Bill Woodfull

GREG CHAPPELL - Greg Chappell was the best Australian batsman of his time. He had a penchant for big scores and he did it all with effortless ease

ANDREW JONES - Jones was a more than dependable No 3 batsman and along with Martin Crowe was the batting mainstay for New Zealand in his time

GLENN TURNER - A right-hand batsman born in Dunedin, Glenn Turner was a remarkable record breaker and a consistent run scorer for New Zealand

MICHAEL CLARKE - A batsman of great talent and enormous ambition, Michael Clarke emerged in Australia's golden years and saw his side's fortunes go a full circle

DANIEL VETTORI - Only the eighth allrounder to take 300 Test wickets and make 3000 runs, left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori was one of New Zealand's most valuable players

VICTOR TRUMPER - Acknowledged universally as cricket's consummate batting genius, Victor Thomas Trumper was the most revered Australian player of his time

NATHAN ASTLE - One of cricket's free spirits, Nathan Astle became a lively allrounder at Test and one-day level without losing his breezy confidence

BEVAN CONGDON - Bevan Congdon’s batsmanship and captaincy helped put New Zealand on the world cricket map in the 1970s

CHRIS CAIRNS - He was one of the finest allrounders in the world, and he became only the sixth man to achieve an allrounder's double of 200 wickets and 3000 runs

BILL O'REILLY - Bill “Tiger” O'Reilly was unquestionably one of cricket's great figures: as a player, as a character and later as a writer on the game

IAN SMITH - Smith, known to his teammates as “Stockley” after one of his given names, was one of the key contributors in the New Zealand cricket golden era of the 1980s

STEVE WAUGH - Waugh captained Australia's Test team 57 times for a remarkable 41 victories. He scored 10,927 runs in 168 Tests and a further 7569 runs in one day internationals

FRED SPOFFORTH - Fred "The Demon" Spofforth was Australia's first true fast bowler. His first-class career spanned the 23-year period between 1874 and 1897

JOHN BRACEWELL - A resourceful offspinner with a high action, and a useful, hard-hitting batsman, Bracewell's strike rate of a wicket every 82 balls was very respectable for a spinner in the 1980s

KEN RUTHERFORD - A slim, balanced and attractive batsman, Ken Rutherford battled back from a dreadful start to his international career to become a regular in the NZ team

MITCHELL JOHNSON - An express bowler whose career has consisted of Himalayan peaks and oceanic troughs, Mitchell Johnson at his best was as fearsome as fast bowlers come

TRENT BOULT - Boult, one of New Zealand's finest left-arm pacers, was renowned for his ability to swing the ball both ways and trouble batters across conditions

MARK GREATBATCH - A beefy and charismatic left-hander, Mark Greatbatch was a solid batsman at Test level but in limited-overs cricket he could be a different character

JACK BLACKHAM - One of the best wicket-keepers to have played the game, Jack Blackham graced the sport during its early years of the 19th century

MICHAEL SLATER - A combative and wholehearted cricketer, Michael Slater has played many vital innings for New South Wales and as an Australia opener

WALTER HADLEE - He was a productive and aggressive batsman for New Zealand, touring England in 1937 and 1949 and captaining the latter team, still regarded as one of the finest New Zealand has had

RICHARD COLLINGE - At 6ft 5ins, Collinge was a menacing prospect for any batsman. He approached the wicket off a notoriously lengthy, long-striding run

TIM SOUTHEE - Southee would go on to form one of the world's best new-ball partnerships with Trent Boult, and would also come to be known for his ability to clear the fence

IAN HEALEY - One of the greatest wicket-keepers to have graced the game, Ian Healy was a frantic live-wire behind the stumps. His energy levels were infectious

HARRY TROTT - Among contemporary Australian batsmen, Trott was certainly one of the soundest, but he ended up in a mental Asylum after losing his mind

GEORGE COULTHARD - Coulthard was a splendid athlete. As well as being one of football’s finest 19th century players, he was also a Test cricketer and Test match umpire

JOE DARLING - The first batsman to hit a six in Test cricket, Joe Darling is one of the giant figures of cricket's Golden Era, best remembered as a record-breaking batsman

NATHAN LYON - A classical offspinner who flights the ball and looks for wickets, Lyon struck with his first delivery in Test cricket when he had Kumar Sangakkara caught at slip

RAY LINDWALL - He played top-flight rugby league football with St. George, with two grand finals for the club before retiring to fully concentrate on Test cricket

WARRICK ARMSTRONG - Armstrong was a large man known as the "Big Ship". He was not a stylish batsman but his stroke play was effective, with sound defence

IAN CHAPPELL - The Australian captain responsible for beginning the practice of sledging, Ian Chappell is the eldest of the three Chappell brothers to play for Australia

GLENN MAXWELL - One of the world's most dynamic and exciting players, Victorian Glenn Maxwell has revolutionised one-day and T20 batting

GIFF VIVIAN - Auckland, New Zealand born all-rounder Giff Vivian was a left-handed middle-order batsman and left-arm spin bowler

HERBIE COLLINS - Herb Collins played a season with Easts before changing over to cricket, where he became a regular member and led the 1924 Australian team into the Ashes

CLARRIE GRIMMETT - Clarrie Grimmett remains one of the most remarkable men ever to play cricket for Australia as one of the great spin bowlers of the 1920s and 30s

GEOFF MARSH - Geoff Marsh was an epitome of determination and mental strength. Once set at the crease, it was practically impossible to dislodge him

GRAHAM DOWLING - Graham Dowling, an accomplished opener and superb fielder, was a regular in the New Zealand side throughout the 1960s

JACK COWIE - Known as “The Bull”, Cowie was New Zealand's first great test bowler and ranked with the world's best

KEITH STACKPOLE - Stackpole often set the tone for Australia’s innings in the early 1970’s, with his steely presence and bat that spoke volumes

MARTIN DONNELLY - Few cricketers show more punishing power with the drive against good-length bowling, and he was merciless in pulling and cutting shorter-pitched balls

MICHAEL HUSSEY - A late bloomer to international cricket, Mike Hussey was one of the pillars of Australia's batting during their transition phase post Waugh era

MITCHELL STARC - Mitchell Starc is one the world's most lethal fast bowlers in all three forms of the game, T20, ODI and Tests

SID BARNES - Able to open the innings or bat down the order, Barnes was regarded as one of Australia's finest batsmen in the period immediately following WW II

MARK WAUGH - Waugh scored an aggregate of 8500 runs in 244 ODIs, which at that time was the 4th highest tally in the format and Australia's highest