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worst leg spinner to play test cricket
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BoyBrumby
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This hack.
He's officially the worst test bowler as well as leg spinner too; has conceded more runs than anyone else in test cricket without a wicket to show for it.
He's officially the worst test bowler as well as leg spinner too; has conceded more runs than anyone else in test cricket without a wicket to show for it.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Kept better spinners out of the side.
zaremba
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Great work BB
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Mahendra Nagamootoo's 55podd average flattered him.
Burgey
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Frank Ward's Test numbers are hideous, but the 1938 tour wasn't one of our best:
Frank Ward | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Frank Ward | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Son Of Coco
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Colon, Panama. What a name for a city
Smudge
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As is Greg Loveridge - basically picked because NZ was obsessed with finding a legspinner. Didn't help that he never bowled in his only test.
Richard
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Richard
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He has the mitigation of not really being a legspinner or indeed a spinner at all though - did he seriously ever turn a ball?
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Never even tried to, from what I saw. A legspinner who knew his limitations- spin (or lack thereof), primarily.
kingkallis
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From what we've witnessed on TV!
Bryce McGain...
Bryce McGain...
King Pietersen
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Cameron White deserve a mention? Was basically picked as a pure leg-spinner for Australia, and duly delivered, with 5 wickets in 4 Tests in India at an average of 68.40. He's got a FC average of over 40 ffs, what on earth were they thinking picking White as their main spinner for most of the series?
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andyc
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Everyone else was thinking the exact same thing. Good shout though, from what little of the series I managed to watch live, he delivered some truly awful stuff.
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Bryce McGain far from the worst leggie to play Tests, even if he had the worst Test debut ever.
'Shocking' you'd pick an Aussie.
I saw him turn one. Had a very puzzled "What the **** was that?!" look on his face. Decent bat, though.
BUT HE GOT SACHIN!!
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He's got to be up there though, if we're honest with ourselves. He's definitely worse than Ian Salisbury.
Richard
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It depends whether the question is "worst Test career for a legspinner" or "worst legspinner to play Test cricket".
If the former McGain and Salisbury are of course two of the finest candidates, with Lewis perhaps better still. If the latter, none are remotely candidates. Chris Schofield and as I mention, John Watkins, are so much worse it's untrue.
If the former McGain and Salisbury are of course two of the finest candidates, with Lewis perhaps better still. If the latter, none are remotely candidates. Chris Schofield and as I mention, John Watkins, are so much worse it's untrue.