Forty Funniest Cricketers of All Time - Master List
Here are the forty funniest cricketers of all time. Because, as the tagline says, 'funny cricket > good cricket' and it's about time that was reflected in a set of wildly subjective rankings.
The criteria for 'funniest cricketer' should become clear as you read through, but in big picture terms, I'm looking for players who did funny things on the international stage while playing. (Apologies to all those hilarious Klub Klowns playing in club cricket. And apologies to your Jimmy Neeshams who might be very funny on the Twitter, but less so on the field of play.) I also mostly stick to players I've seen being hilarious in my lifetime. (Although there are a few exceptions whose comedy legend transcends time, as you'll see.)
Forty Funniest Cricketers of All Time
40. Gary Pratt
39. Vinoo Mankad
38. Mohammad Irfan
37. Joe Root
36. Mark Boucher
35. Misbah-ul-Haq
34. Michael Clarke
33. Tino Best
32. Dwayne Leverock
31. Steve Harmison
30. Jason Gillespie
29. Kevin O'Brien
28. Rob Quiney
27. Sourav Ganguly
26. Mike Gatting
25. Ian Chappell
24. Marlon SamuelsHighly Commendable Effort in the Field of Comedy Cricket
Mohammad Amir
23. Mark Waugh
22. Javed Miandad
21. Shane Warne
20. Allan Donald
19. Brad Haddin
18. Imran Tahir
17. Bruce Reid
16. Douglas Jardine
15. Harbhajan Singh
14. Mick Lewis
13. Daryll CullinanFunniest Cricketers Second XI
Team sheet for the second funniest cricket team ever selected.
12. W G Grace
11. Andrew Symonds
10. Phil Tufnell
9. Arjuna Ranatunga
8. Shahid Afridi
7. Kevin Pietersen
6. Herschelle Gibbs
5. Glenn Maxwell
4. Ben Stokes
3. Inzamam-ul-Haq
2. Stuart Broad
2. Shane Watson
Annual Awards
2018 - Most Promising Newcomer in the Field of Comedy Cricket
Marnus Labuschagne2019 - Outstanding Comic Performance by a Cricketer in a Leading Role
Steve Smith, for The Ashes2020 - Spectacular Innovation in the Field of Comedy Cricket
Cricket South Africa, for Three Team Cricket (3TCricket)
2021 - Outstanding Dedication to a Sustained Comic Bit
24 England Cricketers2022 - Special Award for Revolutionary Metamorphosis That’s Completely Rewritten the Rules of Comedy Cricket, Upending Centuries of Established Humorous Processes in a Manner Not Conceived of By Any Previous Comedy Cricket Nation
Bazball2023 - Outstanding Comedic Performance By A Single Individual Held Most Personally Responsible For Spectacular Comic Hijinks Triggered By An Unexpected Incident Of Australian Mischief
Who do you think?2024 - Highly Commendable Dedication to the Art of Comedic Timing in and on the Field of Cricket
Gulbadin Naib2025 - Pioneering Excellence In The Field of Delayed Punchlines
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