Who holds the record of being first & only test cricketer till date to be given out obstructing the field?

The former England Cricket Len Hutton one of the greatest batsman of the 20th century.

The cricket witnessed many stalwart openers in tests , likes of Hobbs, Sutclife, Hutton in initial days, then Gavaskar ,Greenidge to modern era Hayden,Sehwag and Cook. One man who stands tall apart among these fellow opener,Old master Hutton.

I always admired him tremendously and learned a great deal through watching his technique. He managed to maintain his form extremely well when captaining England.” ~Peter May

“We were different characters but very good friends, and he was the greatest opening batsman I have ever seen. I say that because in our day we played on uncovered wickets. His powers of concentration were remarkable, but when he wanted to be he was one of the best strokemakers in the game.”~Denis Compton

“His footwork is as light and sure and confident as Bradman’s ever was. He is the finished player now … one cannot fail to be impressed with the fluency and gracefulness of his stroke-making … His control of the game is masterful.”~Bill O’Reilly

“He was simply a god to me as a kid, when I followed him all round the Bradford League playing for Pudsey St Lawrence. Those who played with and against him knew he was the best player and a class above everyone else.”~Raymond Illingworth

“He was a marvelous player and everybody who played with him was privileged. He was the complete expert, and batting with him you just couldn’t help but learn.”~Brian Close

“I was just so lucky to play my earlier matches in the England side under his captaincy. He took all the trouble in the world to help me on my way.”~Colin Cowdrey

Its good time to watch the genius Hutton before diving into stats and get carried away.

Most FC runs scored in a ground by Hutton

Hutton was quite brutal against Sussex amassing 2000 runs in 20 matches.

He represented Yorkshire county throughout his career although he did significant runs for MCC and Players.

His international record against each team.

Len record of most runs by any opener stood for almost 25 years, and who else to break the record than fellow Yorkshire man Geoffrey Boycott.

The most successful openers of all time, his avg of 56.47 is best among all openers who have scored at least 5000 runs.