Top 10 English middle order batsmen of all time

#8 Paul Collingwood

Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood proved to be one of the most accomplished middle-order batsmen from 2003 through to 2011 and although he played at number 5 on most occasions, he batted at numbers 4, 6, and 7 as well.

Collingwood was technically superb and at ease on the green pitches in England, the fast decks in Australia or the dust bowl in the subcontinent. In addition to that, he has an excellent defensive technique that made him such a difficult batsman to dislodge.

He played in 68 Test matches and scored 4259 runs at an average of 40.56. He notched up 10 hundreds and as many as 20 half-centuries in his distinguished career.