I wonder if a criterion for inclusion in the Guide / on the list might involve payment. Coupled with meeting certain conditions, one of which would obviously be to be good at cricket.
Who, according to Wiki, was educated at independent school, Brighton College.
He obviously didn’t hit dizzying heights of success but a 6 year career as a first class cricketer is pretty good. More successful than my 30 plus years of medium paced trundling in league cricket anyway!