Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
Since 1950 England have had 18 fast-fast/medium bowlers debut that have taken at least 100 wickets in Tests.
Of those 18 (listed below) only 2 of them were born and raised in Southern England. That is a significant and disproportionally (in populations terms) small number.
So why don't people born and raised in the South (or of Southern stock) become good quick bowlers?
English quicks since 1950 with 100 or more Test wickets (Southern in Red)
EDIT- Foreign born in blue
SJ Harmison 2002-2007
MJ Hoggard 2000-2007
A Flintoff 1998-2007
DG Cork 1995-2002
D Gough 1994-2003
AR Caddick 1993-2003
ARC Fraser 1989-1998
DE Malcolm 1989-1997
PAJ DeFreitas 1986-1995
GR Dilley 1979-1989
IT Botham 1977-1992
CM Old 1972-1981
AW Greig 1972-1977
RGD Willis 1971-1984
GG Arnold 1967-1975
JA Snow 1965-1976
FS Trueman 1952-1965
JB Statham 1951-1965
Of those 18 (listed below) only 2 of them were born and raised in Southern England. That is a significant and disproportionally (in populations terms) small number.
So why don't people born and raised in the South (or of Southern stock) become good quick bowlers?
English quicks since 1950 with 100 or more Test wickets (Southern in Red)
EDIT- Foreign born in blue
SJ Harmison 2002-2007
MJ Hoggard 2000-2007
A Flintoff 1998-2007
DG Cork 1995-2002
D Gough 1994-2003
AR Caddick 1993-2003
ARC Fraser 1989-1998
DE Malcolm 1989-1997
PAJ DeFreitas 1986-1995
GR Dilley 1979-1989
IT Botham 1977-1992
CM Old 1972-1981
AW Greig 1972-1977
RGD Willis 1971-1984
GG Arnold 1967-1975
JA Snow 1965-1976
FS Trueman 1952-1965
JB Statham 1951-1965
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