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| Jeff Thomson |
   
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16 | 36.36% |
| Shoaib Akhtar |
  
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28 | 63.64% |
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24-03-2010, 05:16 AM
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Akthar or Thomson?
Both were the fastest bowlers of their respective eras, and both played a similar amount of matches.
Tests only, bowling only. Thomson M-51 I-90 W-200 BBI-6/46 BBM-9/105 Avg.-28.00 Eco.-3.18 SR-52.6 4w-16 5w-8 10w-0 Akhtar M-46 I-82 W-178 BBI-6/11 BBM-11/78 Avg.-25.69 Eco.-3.37 SR-45.7 5w-12 10w-2 Last edited by Teja.; 24-03-2010 at 05:18 AM. |
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24-03-2010, 05:24 AM
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I'd rather Thommo was from my country than Akhtar was from my country, but on a single given day I'd rather Akhtar was bowling for me.
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Their records suggest Shoaib was more potent, better average, SR, more 5fers, more 10s and similar ER. If the era Shoaib played in is considered to be tougher for bowlers, and the lack of a quality support consistently through his career is taken into account as a handicap, then it makes his record even more potent compared to Thomson.
IMO Shoaib's behaviour and availability is irrelevant to who was the better bowler. |
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24-03-2010, 06:45 AM
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I wouldn't say Thomson is necessarily a better bowler but I'd take him from 1974/75 and 1975/76 over anyone.
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I'd be interested to see the results if Frank Tyson was added to the mix to make a three-way (ho ho) battle.
Though as that would break the seemingly mandatory Australian vs Asian player comparison that we've all become so fond of, I'm not sure if that would be allowed.
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Thomson's stats in both tests and first class cricket indicate that he was nowhere near as good as he himself thought he was. He does look incredibly fast in his pomp though.
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