Ranking the Quartet

[Cricket Bliss]

How does these quartet rank
Andy Roberts
Michael Holding
Joel Garner
Colin Croft

written on the basis of their debut

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Garner
Holding
Roberts
Croft

 

[Thala_0710]

Garner
Holding
Roberts
Croft

+1
Garner vs Holding is the closest debate

 

[Cricket Bliss]

I guess Croft is underrated because he didn't play much and Sir Andy Roberts has phenomenal records in India. Is it inflated beacuse of the weak Indian batting of the 70s barring Gavaskar and Viswanath

 

[Johan]

Garner
Holding
Roberts

Croft

Holding vs Roberts closest debate here to me.

 

[DrWolverine]

Garner
Holding
Roberts
Croft

 

[subshakerz]

Holding is the best. Faster and nore destructive than Garner

 

[DrWolverine]

Garner is a weird case

I know he didn’t play much in Asia but he was pretty much the toughest bowler to score runs against

 

[Qlder]

Everyone seems to be ranking these bowlers on their whole career. If the question is rank the Quartet then to me that should be a ranking on when they were an actual quartet.

No doubt Roberts was the experienced leader of the attack, but Holding was the best, with Garner being the most dangerous to break through at anytime, while Croft is very much underrated.

My rankings are the same as their overall stats in the 11 Tests they bowled together as probably the best pace attack ever

Holding: 51 wkts @ 20.56
Garner: 47 wkts @ 19.48
Croft: 46 wkts @ 25.82
Roberts: 28 wkts @ 35 53

 

[subshakerz]

Garner is a weird case

I know he didn’t play much in Asia but he was pretty much the toughest bowler to score runs against

Holding has mega series in India, Eng and Aus that tell me he was deadlier on song and was a couple of yards ahead in speed

 

[DrWolverine]

Can you post the stats of the other famous quartet - Marshall, Roberts, Holding and Garner?

 

[DrWolverine]

Holding has mega series in India, Eng and Aus that tell me he was deadlier on song and was a couple of yards ahead in speed

Holding has a great overall record as well.

 

[DrWolverine]

Joel Garner

 

[DrWolverine]

Holding is the best. Faster and nore destructive than Garner

True. You can make an argument Holding was even better than Lillee.

 

[kyear2]

Everyone seems to be ranking these bowlers on their whole career. If the question is rank the Quartet then to me that should be a ranking on when they were an actual quartet.

No doubt Roberts was the experienced leader of the attack, but Holding was the best, with Garner being the most dangerous to break through at anytime, while Croft is very much underrated.

My rankings are the same as their overall stats in the 11 Tests they bowled together as probably the best pace attack ever

Holding: 51 wkts @ 20.56
Garner: 47 wkts @ 19.48
Croft: 46 wkts @ 25.82
Roberts: 28 wkts @ 35 53

Exactly this.

Nothing to add.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Holding has a great overall record as well.
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NZ strikes WI again!!!

 

[kyear2]

True. You can make an argument Holding was even better than Lillee.

Yes you can.

Injuries though.

 

[Cricket Bliss]

Holding has mega series in India, Eng and Aus that tell me he was deadlier on song and was a couple of yards ahead in speed

Roberts also has an exceptional record in India

 

[DrWolverine]

NZ strikes WI again!!!

Marshall. Holding. Hutton. Lara. Sobers. Richards.
Who else?

 

[subshakerz]

Roberts also has an exceptional record in India

But not as much overall.