Battle of the Test Bowling

[silentstriker]

I think SS should do it, because his opinions didn't sway any votes

LOL, ouch.

This time I won't give any opinions, people seem to not like that.

 

[Dasa]

LOL, ouch.

This time I won't give any opinions, people seem to not like that.

I dare say most people don't really care. Personally, I found the discussion (including your opinions) more interesting than just seeing one word posts.

 

[GIMH]

LOL, ouch.

This time I won't give any opinions, people seem to not like that.

No, mate, you misunderstood me

I think you SHOULD do it. Because even though you gave opinions, and made it clear who you would vote for if you had the chance, what you said didn't really make anyone change their mind.

I don't have any problem with you giving opinions. If you want to please all the people, maybe you could just put forward a reason to vote for both innings, if you get me. But I didn't have a problem with your style.

 

[Xuhaib]

Okie here is my suggestion.

Aus =25
Eng =20
WI = 20
Ind =15
Pak =15
Sri =10
SA =10
NZL =10
Zim =2
Ban =1

Total we have 128, I think this would make it far easier to select .

 

[GIMH]

Why do SA get less than most, they were the 3rd nation to play Test Cricket

My personal opinion is that we take them until 128 have been contributed

SS, do you still wanna run this contest? Why don't you collate all the efforts so far onto a Word doc

 

[silentstriker]

Here are 64:

1 HJ Tayfield 9 for 113 SA Eng Johannesburg 1956-577
2 A Kumble 10 for 74 Ind Pak Delhi 1998-99
3 JC Laker 10 for 53 Eng Aus Old Trafford 1956
4 JC White 8 for 126 Eng Aus Adelaide 1928-29
5 RJ Hadlee 9 for 52 NZ Aus Brisbane 1985-86
6 DE Malcolm 9 for 57 Eng SA The Oval 1994
7 RGD Willis 8 for 43 Eng Aus Headingley 1981
8 H Verity 8 for 43 Eng Aus Lord's 1934
9 WJ O'Reilly 7 for 54 Aus Eng Trent Bridge 1934
10 GD McKenzie 8 for 71 Aus WI Melbourne 1968-69
11 M Muralitharan 9 for 65 SL Eng The Oval 1998
12 AA Mailey 9 for 121 Aus Eng Melbourne 1920-21
13 LR Gibbs 8 for 38 WI Ind Bridgetown 1961-62
14 Harbhajan Singh 8 for 84 Ind Aus Chennai 2000-01
15 Sarfraz Nawaz 9 for 86 Pak Aus Melbourne 1978-79
16 RAL Massie 8 for 53 Aus Eng Lord's 1972
17 JA Snow 7 for 40 Eng Aus Sydney 1970-71
18 Imran Khan 8 for 60 Pak Ind Karachi 1982-83
19 PS de Villiers 6 for 43 SA Aus Sydney 1993-94
20 IW Johnson 7 for 44 Aus WI Georgetown 1954-55
21 L Klusener 8 for 64 SA Ind Kolkata 1996-97
22 NG Cowans 6 for 77 Eng Aus Melbourne 1982-83
23 Srinath's 6 for 21 Vs. SA
24 AA Mallett 8 for 59 Aus Pak Adelaide 1972-73
25 JC Laker 9 for 37 Eng Aus Old Trafford 1956
26 PCR Tufnell 7 for 47 Eng NZ Christchurch 1991-92
27 IT Botham 7 for 48 Eng Ind Bombay 1979-80
28 Abdul Qadir 9 for 56 Pak Eng Lahore 1987-88
29 AW Greig 8 for 86 Eng WI Port of Spain 1973-74
30 KR Miller 7 for 60 Aus Eng Brisbane 1946-47
31 Jeff Thomson, 5/62 vs West Indies, MCG 1975
32 Michael Holding, 8/92 vs England, The Oval 1976
33 Dennis Lillee, 6/26 vs England, MCG 1977
34 Dennis Lillee, 7/83 vs West Indies, MCG 1981
35 Shane Warne, 7/52 vs West Indies, MCG 1992
36 Curtley Ambrose, 7/25 vs Australia, WACA 1993
37 Shane Warne, 7/23 vs Pakistan, GABBA 1994
38 Shane Warne, 7/56 vs South Africa, SCG 1994
39 Jason Gillespie, 7/37, Headingley 1997
40 Allan Donald, 5/36 vs Australia, Supersport Park 1997
41 Srinath's 8/86 @ Kolkata
42 Kapil's 9/83 @ Ahmedabad
43 Glenn McGrath, 6/17 vs West Indies, GABBA 2000
44 Anil Kumble, 8/141 vs Australia, SCG 2004
45 Steve Harmison, 7/12 vs West Indies, Sabina Park 2004
46 Michael Clarke, 6/9 vs India, Mumbai 2004
47 Glenn McGrath, 8/24 vs Pakistan, WACA 2004
48 Kapil Dev 8/85
49 Glenn McGrath, 5/53 vs England, Lords 2005
50 Simon Jones, 6/53 vs Australia, Old Trafford 2005
51 Shane Warne, 6/86 vs South Africa, Kingsmead 2006
52 Border 7-46 vs WI, Sydney, January 1989
53 Hirwani 8-61 vs West Indies, Madras January 1988
54 Shoaib 5-21 vs Aus 2002
55 Wasim 6-62 vs Aus 1989
56 Waqar 5-22 vs NZl 1992
57 Imran 7-40 vs Eng 87
58 Flintoff 5-78 at The Oval 2005
59 M Muralitharan 9/51 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Kandy, 2nd Test, 2001/02
60 Ambrose 8-45 v England Barbados April 1990
61 Botham 5-11 vs Australia Birmingham August 1981
62 Ambrose 6-24 v England Trinidad March 1994
63 Qadir 6-16 vs WI 1986
64 Iqbal Qasim 7-49 vs Aus 1980



Can someone make sure there are no duplicates? There might be a couple. I think it wouldnt serve much of a purpose getting to 128 since most of them would not have a realisitic chance of going anywhere. 64 is enough.

 

[GIMH]

Where's Flintoff's at The Oval? Two of us asked for that

 

[silentstriker]

Where's Flintoff's at The Oval? Two of us asked for that

Look again.

 

[Sanz]

Here are 64:

2 A Kumble 10 for 74 Ind Pak Delhi 1998-99
42 Anil Kumble, 10/74 vs Pakistan, Feroz Shah Kotla 1999
44 Anil Kumble, 8/141 vs Australia, SCG 2004

Can someone make sure there are no duplicates? There might be a couple. I think it wouldnt serve much of a purpose getting to 128 since most of them would not have a realisitic chance of going anywhere. 64 is enough.

Well I noticed 1 - Anil being there twice. Also I woule like to Nominate Kapil's 9/83 @ Ahmedabad and Srinath's 8/86 @ Kolkata in replacing One of Kumble's duplicate innings and his 8/141 Vs. australia.

Also Srinath's 6/21 against SA @ Ahmedabad (while SA were chasing only 170 and lost) should be there IMO.

I hope you will consider these 3 bowling figures.

 

[GIMH]

Look again.

Was it an edit or me being dim? Either way, cheers

Why not let battle commence?

 

[Goughy]

Look again.

Im not sure 3-43 is worth including. People may rate it high but a 3fer should not make the list

41 Chaminda Vaas, 3/43 vs Australia, Asgiriya Stadium 1999

 

[silentstriker]

Im not sure 3-43 is worth including. People may rate it high but a 3fer should not make the list

41 Chaminda Vaas, 3/43 vs Australia, Asgiriya Stadium 1999

Good point, I didn't decide which to put in and which to leave out. I replaced them, and added Geraints' suggestions. Anything else? If thats ok, I'll post the first battle.

 

[Goughy]

Ready and waiting

I hope Clarke and Border get matched up.

 

[Sanz]

Good point, I didn't decide which to put in and which to leave out. I replaced them, and added Geraints' suggestions. Anything else? If thats ok, I'll post the first battle.

Any consideration for Srinath's 6/21 Vs. SA ?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Take out Hornibrook 1930.

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1930/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T5_16-22AUG1930.html

Looking at the scorecard (rained out day five, Hornibrook's general bowling capabilities, etc.) it was the proverbial sticky. Quote from Wisden: "England had to play their second innings on a pitch so entirely suited to bowlers that in the circumstances they actually accomplished a good performance in scoring as many runs as they did on the last day." It also says something that despite the performance this was Hornibrook's last Test...at the ripe age of 31.

As it is a mild shame that there's no Malcolm Marshall on the list:

MD Marshall, 5/65 v Pakistan, Bridgetown, 1987-88 http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1987-88/PAK_IN_WI/PAK_WI_T3_22-27APR1988.html

 

[silentstriker]

Take out Hornibrook 1930.

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1930/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T5_16-22AUG1930.html

Looking at the scorecard (rained out day five, Hornibrook's general bowling capabilities, etc.) it was the proverbial sticky. Quote from Wisden: "England had to play their second innings on a pitch so entirely suited to bowlers that in the circumstances they actually accomplished a good performance in scoring as many runs as they did on the last day." It also says something that despite the performance this was Hornibrook's last Test...at the ripe age of 31.

As it is a mild shame that there's no Malcolm Marshall on the list:

MD Marshall, 5/65 v Pakistan, Bridgetown, 1987-88 http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1987-88/PAK_IN_WI/PAK_WI_T3_22-27APR1988.html

Took out Hornibrook, added Srinath. I agree that its a shame that Marshall isn't on there...but I can't add him without taking another out which has equal or better stats.

 

[Hugh]

Suggestions:

Kapil Dev's 8/85 : http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1982-83/IND_IN_PAK/IND_PAK_T5_23-28JAN1983.html

Barnes decides twice is nice: http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1910S/1913-14/ENG_IN_RSA/ENG_RSA_T2_26-30DEC1913.html

 

[Xuhaib]

Asif 5-25vs SL
Shoaib 4-47 vs IND

Two genuine matchwinning performances giving victory from nowhere with very impressive mode of dismissals awell.

EDIT: Shoaib 5 forsomething vs NZL 2004 and Wasin 6-67 vs Wi in 2000 are also worth looking

 

[silentstriker]

NEVER MIND. One more day for changes.

 

[Goughy]

Suggestions:

Kapil Dev's 8/85 : http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1982-83/IND_IN_PAK/IND_PAK_T5_23-28JAN1983.html

Barnes decides twice is nice: http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1910S/1913-14/ENG_IN_RSA/ENG_RSA_T2_26-30DEC1913.html

Asif 5-25vs SL
Shoaib 4-47 vs IND

Two genuine matchwinning performances giving victory from nowhere with very impressive mode of dismissals awell.

Suggestions as to which should be taken out then?