Fast bowler survival round 2

stephen · 03-05-2010, 09:57 AM

This is round 2 of the Fast bowler survival series.

This round presents you with six groups of four bowlers. Please rank the bowlers in each group from 1 to 4. The lowest ranked bowler in each group gets eliminated. Any eliminated bowlers will be able to compete for one of two wildcard entries into round 3.

Each group stage has approximately 24 hours to complete, before results are tallied and the next groups are voted on.

We begin with groups A and B:

Group A

Glenn McGrath - Glenn McGrath | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Fred Trueman - Fred Trueman | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Frank Tyson - Frank Tyson | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Dale Steyn - Dale Steyn | South Africa Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

Group B

Sydney Barnes - Sydney Barnes | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Dennis Lillee - Dennis Lillee | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Wasim Akram - Wasim Akram | Pakistan Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Michael Holding - Michael Holding | West Indies Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

BoyBrumby · 03-05-2010, 10:02 AM

Fred Trueman
Glenn McGrath
Frank Tyson
Dale Steyn

Sydney Barnes
Dennis Lillee
Wasim Akram
Michael Holding

Doesn't get any easier, does it? Can't believe I've got Steyn & Holding last.

Pothas · 03-05-2010, 10:06 AM

Glenn McGrath
Fred Trueman
Dale Steyn
Frank Tyson

Sydney Barnes
Dennis Lillee
Wasim Akram
Michael Holding

Tyson last is awful.

Ikki · 03-05-2010, 10:07 AM

Group A

Glenn McGrath
Fred Trueman
Dale Steyn
Frank Tyson

Group B

Dennis Lillee
Wasim Akram
Michael Holding
Sydney Barnes

Fusion · 03-05-2010, 10:12 AM

Group A

Glenn McGrath
Fred Trueman
Frank Tyson
Dale Steyn

Group B

Dennis Lillee
Wasim Akram
Sydney Barnes
Michael Holding

marc71178 · 03-05-2010, 10:14 AM

Fred Trueman
Frank Tyson
Glenn McGrath
Dale Steyn

Dennis Lillee
Sydney Barnes
Michael Holding
Wasim Akram

grecian · 03-05-2010, 10:20 AM

Glenn McGrath
Fred Trueman
Frank Tyson
Dale Steyn

Wasim Akram
Sydney Barnes
Michael Holding
Dennis Lillee

Teja. · 03-05-2010, 10:21 AM

Fred Trueman
Glenn McGrath
Dale Steyn
Frank Tyson

Sydney Barnes
Wasim Akram
Dennis Lillee
Micheal Holding

Athlai · 03-05-2010, 11:10 AM

Trueman
McGrath
Tyson
Steyn

Barnes
Lillee
Wasim
Holding

Jeez that second group is brutal.

fredfertang · 03-05-2010, 11:17 AM

McGrath
Tyson
Trueman
Steyn

Barnes
Holding
Lillee
Wasim

Lillian Thomson · 03-05-2010, 11:31 AM

Fred Trueman
Glenn McGrath
Frank Tyson
Dale Steyn

Dennis Lillee
Michael Holding
Sydney Barnes
Wasim Akram

weldone · 03-05-2010, 11:58 AM

Group A -

1 - Glenn McGrath
2 - Fred Trueman
3 - Dale Steyn
4 - Frank Tyson

Group B -

1 - Sydney Barnes
2 - Dennis Lillee
3 - Wasim Akram
4 - Michael Holding

Himannv · 03-05-2010, 12:28 PM

Group A

Glenn McGrath
Fred Trueman
Frank Tyson
Dale Steyn

Group B

Sydney Barnes
Wasim Akram
Dennis Lillee
Michael Holding

weldone · 03-05-2010, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himannv

Group B

Sydney Barnes
Wasim Akram
Dennis Lillee
Michael Holding

I was about to do that. Decided against that at the last moment...

Himannv · 03-05-2010, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weldone

I was about to do that. Decided against that at the last moment...

Have to admit I thought about it for a fair bit. Wasn't easy to pick between those two, just that Wasim did a bit more for me. Swing bowler par excellence.

03-05-2010, 09:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
stephen International Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: aus Posts: 3,607	Fast bowler survival round 2 This is round 2 of the Fast bowler survival series. This round presents you with six groups of four bowlers. Please rank the bowlers in each group from 1 to 4. The lowest ranked bowler in each group gets eliminated. Any eliminated bowlers will be able to compete for one of two wildcard entries into round 3. Each group stage has approximately 24 hours to complete, before results are tallied and the next groups are voted on. We begin with groups A and B: Group A Glenn McGrath - Glenn McGrath \| Australia Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| Cricinfo.com Fred Trueman - Fred Trueman \| England Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| Cricinfo.com Frank Tyson - Frank Tyson \| England Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| Cricinfo.com Dale Steyn - Dale Steyn \| South Africa Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| Cricinfo.com Group B Sydney Barnes - Sydney Barnes \| England Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| Cricinfo.com Dennis Lillee - Dennis Lillee \| Australia Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| Cricinfo.com Wasim Akram - Wasim Akram \| Pakistan Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| Cricinfo.com Michael Holding - Michael Holding \| West Indies Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| Cricinfo.com

03-05-2010, 10:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,639	Fred Trueman Glenn McGrath Frank Tyson Dale Steyn Sydney Barnes Dennis Lillee Wasim Akram Michael Holding Doesn't get any easier, does it? Can't believe I've got Steyn & Holding last. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

03-05-2010, 10:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ikki International Coach Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Death Queen Island Posts: 12,046	Group A Glenn McGrath Fred Trueman Dale Steyn Frank Tyson Group B Dennis Lillee Wasim Akram Michael Holding Sydney Barnes __________________ I think there'll sooner be another Bradman than another Warne. - Gidgeon Haigh [Warne is] the greatest bowler ever produced in this entire world - Muttiah Muralidaran [Warne is] the greatest bowler of all time - Glenn McGrath In my opinion Shane Warne is the greatest cricketer who's ever lived - Ian Botham Warne is the greatest cricketer to pick up a ball ever. And is the greatest bowler I have ever laid eyes on. - Brian Lara

03-05-2010, 10:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
marc71178 Eyes not spreadsheets Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 56,346	Fred Trueman Frank Tyson Glenn McGrath Dale Steyn Dennis Lillee Sydney Barnes Michael Holding Wasim Akram __________________ marc71178 - President and founding member of AAAS - we don't only appreciate when he does well, but also when he's not quite so good! Anyone want to join the Society? Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.

03-05-2010, 10:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
grecian International Coach Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hanging on ! Posts: 11,292	Glenn McGrath Fred Trueman Frank Tyson Dale Steyn Wasim Akram Sydney Barnes Michael Holding Dennis Lillee __________________ Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes. Walt Whitman

03-05-2010, 10:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Pothas Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surbiton, UK Posts: 8,473	Glenn McGrath Fred Trueman Dale Steyn Frank Tyson Sydney Barnes Dennis Lillee Wasim Akram Michael Holding Tyson last is awful.

03-05-2010, 10:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fusion Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United States Posts: 10,781	Group A Glenn McGrath Fred Trueman Frank Tyson Dale Steyn Group B Dennis Lillee Wasim Akram Sydney Barnes Michael Holding

03-05-2010, 10:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
Teja. Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: z Posts: 5,881	Fred Trueman Glenn McGrath Dale Steyn Frank Tyson Sydney Barnes Wasim Akram Dennis Lillee Micheal Holding Last edited by Teja.; 03-05-2010 at 11:37 AM.

03-05-2010, 11:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
fredfertang Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: high dudgeon Posts: 9,729	McGrath Tyson Trueman Steyn Barnes Holding Lillee Wasim

03-05-2010, 11:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lillian Thomson International Captain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: england Posts: 5,638	Fred Trueman Glenn McGrath Frank Tyson Dale Steyn Dennis Lillee Michael Holding Sydney Barnes Wasim Akram __________________ Not now Maud, I am sprinkling the man in the tent.

03-05-2010, 11:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
weldone International Captain Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kolkata --> Mumbai, India Posts: 5,950	Group A - 1 - Glenn McGrath 2 - Fred Trueman 3 - Dale Steyn 4 - Frank Tyson Group B - 1 - Sydney Barnes 2 - Dennis Lillee 3 - Wasim Akram 4 - Michael Holding __________________ "I want to raise my hand and say one thing. Those who complain about my love for the game or commitment to the game are clueless. These are the only 2 areas where I give myself 100 out of 100." - Sachin Tendulkar, as told in an interview published in Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika after his 100th International century (translated by weldone)

03-05-2010, 12:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Himannv International Captain Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SL Posts: 6,168	Group A Glenn McGrath Fred Trueman Frank Tyson Dale Steyn Group B Sydney Barnes Wasim Akram Dennis Lillee Michael Holding

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