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Slifer · 01-04-2009, 09:34 AM

IMO I always thought of great fast bowlers like this:

Average: 25 runs or less
SR: Under 60
WPM: 4
ECON: Under 4 and over

There are also other factors i use in judging greatness of fast bowlers like how they did against the best of their time, how they perform worldwide (esp in the Subcontinent). His ability to take ten fors and 5 fors i pay attention to but not so much. There must also be a cut off in terms of number of tests played or wickets taken to judge a bowler on greatness (i usually use 25-30 tests or 100 wkts as a minimum). Last but not least i try to take into consideration the time/era in which that bowler played and the make up of the team he played for and the so-called X factor. That being said these are the fast bowlers i consider to be great:

WI: Ambrose, Marshall, Garner, Holding, Walsh, Hall, Roberts
Eng: Trueman, Willis, Statham, Bedser
Aust: Lillee, Mcgrath, Lindwall, Davidson, Johnston
NZl: Hadlee
Pak: Imran, Wasim, Waqar
RSA: Donald, S Pollock, P Pollock

There are a mountain of players who are on the cusp whom im not quite sure where they fit in in the grand scheme of things like: Gillespie, B Reid, C Croft, Bishop, Shoaib, K Miller, Snow etc etc etc. Thats my 2 cents for now

01-04-2009, 09:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
Slifer State Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 937	IMO I always thought of great fast bowlers like this: Average: 25 runs or less SR: Under 60 WPM: 4 ECON: Under 4 and over There are also other factors i use in judging greatness of fast bowlers like how they did against the best of their time, how they perform worldwide (esp in the Subcontinent). His ability to take ten fors and 5 fors i pay attention to but not so much. There must also be a cut off in terms of number of tests played or wickets taken to judge a bowler on greatness (i usually use 25-30 tests or 100 wkts as a minimum). Last but not least i try to take into consideration the time/era in which that bowler played and the make up of the team he played for and the so-called X factor. That being said these are the fast bowlers i consider to be great: WI: Ambrose, Marshall, Garner, Holding, Walsh, Hall, Roberts Eng: Trueman, Willis, Statham, Bedser Aust: Lillee, Mcgrath, Lindwall, Davidson, Johnston NZl: Hadlee Pak: Imran, Wasim, Waqar RSA: Donald, S Pollock, P Pollock There are a mountain of players who are on the cusp whom im not quite sure where they fit in in the grand scheme of things like: Gillespie, B Reid, C Croft, Bishop, Shoaib, K Miller, Snow etc etc etc. Thats my 2 cents for now __________________ Cause Slifer said so.........!!!!