Fast/Seam Bowlers of the 1990s - anyone for a Top Ten?

[the big bambino]

Exactly, I choose my words carefully.

Nup you didn't. He got you there.

 

[weldone]

Decent means as decent says. You rate them as decent test match players.

To 'not rate' someone is to completely dismiss them as test match players.

Oh and Darren Gough and Angus Fraser were both a league above Dion Nash and Javagal Srinath as test match bowlers. On Vaas' and Streaks level too.

Nup you didn't. He got you there.

No, and no.

 

[the big bambino]

Sure...sure

 

[Days of Grace]

Decent means as decent says. You rate them as decent test match players.

To 'not rate' someone is to completely dismiss them as test match players.

Oh and Darren Gough and Angus Fraser were both a league above Dion Nash and Javagal Srinath as test match bowlers. On Vaas' and Streaks level too.

Nash was very decent when he could actually string more than two matches together. Him and Cairns against England in 1999 formed with Vettori probably the most potent New Zealand attack post-Hadlee/Chatfield and pre-Southee/Boult.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

McGrath
Ambrose
Akram
Donald
Younis
Pollock
Walsh
Bishop
Gillespie

 

[Ali TT]

Ian Austin

 

[Fuller Pilch]

10 best averages for those who took 75+ wickets in the 90s:

Ambrose 309 @ 20.14
Pollock 161 @ 20.45
Wasim 289 @ 21.45
Waqar 273 @ 21.71
Donald 284 @ 21.83
McGrath 266 @ 22.87
De Villiers 85 @ 24.27
Bishop 145 @ 24.40
Streak 111 @ 24.55
Walsh 304 @ 25.97

Others under 30 av

Hughes, McDermott, Fraser, Reiffel, Nash, Doull, Cairns, Gough, Vaas, Caddick, De Freitas


If dropped back to 50+ wickets add:
Reid 51 @ 18.6, Gillespie 50 @ 22.16, Fleming 73 @ 24.27, Marshall 50 @ 23.54

plus Headley, Kallis, & Matthews sub 30.

 

[ma1978]

Mcgrath
Akram
Ambrose
Donald
Younis
Walsh
Bishop
Pollock
Gillespie
Srinath

 

[Coronis]

Marshall

clear gap

everyone else

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Marshall

clear gap

everyone else

He played his last test in 1991!
That's like considering Hadlee who played half a dozen tests in 1990.

 

[kyear2]

He played his last test in 1991!
That's like considering Hadlee who played half a dozen tests in 1990.

He's just being facetious

 

[Burgey]

10 best averages for those who took 75+ wickets in the 90s:

Ambrose 309 @ 20.14
Pollock 161 @ 20.45
Wasim 289 @ 21.45
Waqar 273 @ 21.71
Donald 284 @ 21.83
McGrath 266 @ 22.87
De Villiers 85 @ 24.27
Bishop 145 @ 24.40
Streak 111 @ 24.55
Walsh 304 @ 25.97

Others under 30 av

Hughes, McDermott, Fraser, Reiffel, Nash, Doull, Cairns, Gough, Vaas, Caddick, De Freitas


If dropped back to 50+ wickets add:
Reid 51 @ 18.6, Gillespie 50 @ 22.16, Fleming 73 @ 24.27, Marshall 50 @ 23.54

plus Headley, Kallis, & Matthews sub 30.

Man, Bruce Reid is one of the great “if only” stories in cricket history. Made of glass, unfortunately.

 

[Slifer]

Ambrose
Wasim
Donald
McGrath
Pollock
Waqar
Bishop
Walsh
De Villiers
Streak(?)

 

[ma1978]

I had Srinath at 10 but objectively Streaks numbers are way better. Hard to ignore

 

[ma1978]

And Gillespie barely played in the 1990s. This one is probably Streak and one of Srinath / Vaas taking the last two slots

 

[Migara]

Srinath was very good. Easily better than Streak or Vaas. probably even better than Kapil.

 

[capt_Luffy]

My top 15 would be:
1. Curtly Ambrose
2. Glenn McGrath
3. Wasim Akram
4. Waqar Younis
5. Allan Donald
6. Courtney Walsh
7. Shaun Pollock
8. Jason Gillespie
9. Ian Bishop
10. Fannie de Villiers
11. Craig McDermott
12. Heath Streak
13. Javagal Srinath
14. Darren Gough
15. Angus Fraser

 

[Burgey]

Srinath was very good. Easily better than Streak or Vaas. probably even better than Kapil.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Ambrose
Wasim
Waqar
Donald
Pollock
Mcgrath
Walsh
Bishop
De Villiers
Srinath

 

[bagapath]

Curtly Ambrose
Wasim Akram
Allan Donald
Glen McGrath
Waqar Younis

Courtney Walsh
Shaun Pollock
Ian Bishop
Craig McDermott
Angus Fraser