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Old 01-04-2009, 08:32 AM   #10 (permalink)
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minus the minnows is laughable.
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How do Ambrose and Trueman measure up on this list?

ok. here is the table for fast bowlers against all opposition with the cut off of 100 + wickets, ER<3, SR<57

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MD Marshall (WI) 	1978-1991 	81 	151 	17584 	7876 	376 	7/22 	11/89 	20.94 	2.68 	46.7 	22 	4
J Garner (WI) 	1977-1987 	58 	111 	13169 	5433 	259 	6/56 	9/108 	20.97 	2.47 	50.8 	7 	0 
CEL Ambrose (WI) 	1988-2000 	98 	179 	22103 	8501 	405 	8/45 	11/84 	20.99 	2.30 	54.5 	22 	3
FS Trueman (Eng) 	1952-1965 	67 	127 	15178 	6625 	307 	8/31 	12/119 	21.57 	2.61 	49.4 	17 	3
GD McGrath (Aus) 	1993-2007 	123 	241 	29140 	12144 	560 	8/24 	10/27 	21.68 	2.50 	52.0 	29 	3 
AA Donald (SA) 	1992-2002 	72 	129 	15519 	7344 	330 	8/71 	12/139 	22.25 	2.83 	47.0 	20 	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 	1973-1990 	86 	150 	21918 	9611 	431 	9/52 	15/123 	22.29 	2.63 	50.8 	36 	9
Imran Khan (Pak) 	1971-1992 	88 	142 	19458 	8258 	362 	8/58 	14/116 	22.81 	2.54 	53.7 	23 	6 
CEH Croft (WI) 	1977-1982 	27 	52 	6165 	2913 	125 	8/29 	9/95 	23.30 	2.83 	49.3 	3 	0
Wasim Akram (Pak) 	1985-2002 	104 	181 	22627 	9779 	414 	7/119 	11/110 	23.62 	2.59 	54.6 	25 	5
MA Holding (WI) 	1975-1987 	60 	113 	12680 	5898 	249 	8/92 	14/149 	23.68 	2.79 	50.9 	13 	2
DK Lillee (Aus) 	1971-1984 	70 	132 	18467 	8493 	355 	7/83 	11/123 	23.92 	2.75 	52.0 	23 	7
PM Pollock (SA) 	1961-1970 	28 	52 	6522 	2806 	116 	6/38 	10/87 	24.18 	2.58 	56.2 	9 	1
IR Bishop (WI) 	1989-1998 	43 	76 	8407 	3909 	161 	6/40 	8/57 	24.27 	2.78 	52.2 	6 	0
BA Reid (Aus) 	1985-1992 	27 	42 	6244 	2784 	113 	7/51 	13/148 	24.63 	2.67 	55.2 	5 	2
RGD Willis (Eng) 	1971-1984 	90 	165 	17357 	8190 	325 	8/43 	9/92 	25.20 	2.83 	53.4 	16 	0
AME Roberts (WI) 	1974-1983 	47 	90 	11135 	5174 	202 	7/54 	12/121 	25.61 	2.78 	55.1 	11 	2
JN Gillespie (Aus) 	1996-2006 	71 	137 	14234 	6770 	259 	7/37 	9/80 	26.13 	2.85 	54.9 	8 	0
WW Hall (WI) 	1958-1969 	48 	92 	10421 	5066 	192 	7/69 	11/126 	26.38 	2.91 	54.2 	9 	1
IT Botham (Eng) 	1977-1992 	102 	168 	21815 	10878 	383 	8/34 	13/106 	28.40 	2.99 	56.9 	27 	4
Spinners with 100 + wickets, ER<3, SR<70

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JH Wardle (Eng) 	1948-1957 	28 	52 	6597 	2080 	102 	7/36 	12/89 	20.39 	1.89 	64.6 	5 	1 
JC Laker (Eng) 	1948-1959 	46 	86 	12027 	4101 	193 	10/53 	19/90 	21.24 	2.04 	62.3 	9 	3 
M Muralitharan (SL) 	1992-2009 	126 	218 	41696 	16924 	765 	9/51 	16/220 	22.12 	2.43 	54.5 	66 	22 
WA Johnston (Aus) 	1947-1955 	40 	75 	11048 	3826 	160 	6/44 	9/183 	23.91 	2.07 	69.0 	7 	0 
SK Warne (Aus) 	1992-2007 	144 	271 	40519 	17924 	702 	8/71 	12/128 	25.53 	2.65 	57.7 	37 	10
A Kumble (India) 	1990-2008 	132 	236 	40850 	18355 	619 	10/74 	14/149 	29.65 	2.69 	65.9 	35 	8 
BS Chandrasekhar (India) 	1964-1979 	58 	97 	15963 	7199 	242 	8/79 	12/104 	29.74 	2.70 	65.9 	16 	2 
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 	1995-2004 	49 	86 	14070 	6206 	208 	8/164 	10/155 	29.83 	2.64 	67.6 	13 	3 
Harbhajan Singh (India) 	1998-2009 	76 	140 	21135 	9938 	323 	8/84 	15/217 	30.76 	2.82 	65.4 	23 	5 
AW Greig (Eng) 	1972-1977 	58 	93 	9802 	4541 	141 	8/86 	13/156 	32.20 	2.77 	69.5 	6 	2 
PR Adams (SA) 	1995-2004 	45 	76 	8850 	4405 	134 	7/128 	10/106 	32.87 	2.98 	66.0 	4 	1
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) 	1990-2003 	52 	89 	12532 	6100 	185 	7/56 	10/106 	32.97 	2.92 	67.7 	10 	3
What is the right combination of SR and ER for each type of bowler to categorize him as a great?
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