Lara reclaims top spot in Test ratings
Guyana Chronicle
December 19, 2003

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LONDON, England (Reuters) - West Indies batsman Brian Lara has reclaimed top spot in the PriceWaterhouseCooper's Test ratings after his innings of 202 in the first Test against South Africa.

India's Rahul Dravid moved up to second place in the rankings issued on Wednesday following his innings of 233 and 72 not out in their second Test victory over Australia.

Another Indian, Sachin Tendulkar, slipped out of the top 10 for the first time since 1993.

Batsmen
Player Country Points Average
1. Brian Lara West Indies 903 52.26

2. Rahul Dravid India 880 56.54

3. Matthew Hayden Australia 870 56.78

4. Ricky Ponting Australia 863 54.06

5. Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan 792 49.41

6. Mark Richardson New Zealand 765 49.36

7. Adam Gilchrist Australia 759 58.24

8. Michael Vaughan England 757 47.47

9. Herschelle Gibbs South Africa 754 45.35

10. Jacques Kallis South Africa 751 49.26

Bowlers
1. Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 903 23.06

2. Shaun Pollock South Africa 883 20.71

3. Glenn McGrath Australia 815 21.71

4. Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan 791 25.08

5. Jason Gillespie Australia 756 24.89

6. Makhaya Ntini South Africa 695 29.56

7. Daryl Tuffey New Zealand 692 27.14

8. Anil Kumble India 676 28.34

9. Harbhajan Singh India 668 28.47

10. Jacques Kallis South Africa 652 29.41