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CRICKETERS

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With 68 biographies, Cricketers are the 72nd most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Dancers, Baseball Players, and Anthropologists.

Pantheon has 84 people classified as cricketers born between 1848 and 1993. Of these 84, 76 (90.48%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living cricketers include Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and MS Dhoni. The most famous deceased cricketers include Don Bradman, W. G. Grace, and Willie Watson. As of April 2022, 15 new cricketers have been added to Pantheon including Alfred Bowerman, Bishan Singh Bedi, and Diana Edulji.

Living Cricketers

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Newly Added Cricketers (2022)

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Most cricketers were born in India (33), Australia (16), and Pakistan (8). By city, the most common birth places were Mumbai (3), Chennai (3), and Chandigarh (2).The most common death places of cricketers were Australia (4), United Kingdom (1), and South Africa (1). By city, these were Kensington Park, South Australia (1), Mottingham (1), and Johannesburg (1).

The earliest biographies classified as cricketers in Pantheon are Don Bradman, Alfred Bowerman, and W. G. Grace.  The concentration of cricketers was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier cricketers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Which Cricketers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 8 most globally memorable Cricketers since 1700.

Cricketers are found within the Sports domain which also includes Soccer Players, Athletes, Basketball Players, Cyclists, and Tennis Players.