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Recent content by MartinB

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    Players who overcame prolonged poor starts to be rated really highly during their playing careers.

    The following where all packed before they where ready for test Cricket Bob Simpson - Started as a Bits and piece player in the middle order and, averaged ~30 1957-> nov 62. Then averaged 55 as an opener Alan Davidson - Started poorly average 30 with the ball and 20 with bat for the first 3...
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    Harold Larwood vs Dennis Lillee – who was faster?

    Lillee's progression * Flat out most of the Time up until the back injury 72/73 * 74/75 - 78 Mostly Fairly quick (140+ km/h) but with the ability change up to 150+ km/h * 79 Mostly bowling 138-140 km/h, Initially he still had a very quick fast ball that slowed over the years
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    Harold Larwood vs Dennis Lillee – who was faster?

    Lillee was timed at 154.8 km/h (96.2 mph) in 1975, he was probably faster pre injury
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    Ponting vs Tendulkar vs Chappell (against pace bowling)

    Other noteworthy G Chappell performances 2nd Test 1972 England (Bob Massie took 16 wickets). In very tough conditions, Greg was the only player on either side to score a century. Bowlers included Willis and Snow. No English batsmen scored a century that series, while Greg made 2. WSC NZ...
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    Aus xi vs WI xi vs SA xi (since 1970)

    Australian batsmen typically are very good against medium paces like Sobers & Kallis, both had bowling averages of > 40 in Australia. Against Australia, Sobers had a bowling averaged 39+ in the WI, 40+ in Australia and 48 in 71/72 World 11 Series. Against Australia The Australian attack has...
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    Wasim Akram vs Dennis Lillee

    To me a 4 man attack is one where the 5th bowler is never used. He certainly played in 5 man attacks (particularly when Imran was about which was the first 1/4 of his career). Here is a couple I found on a quick check...
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    Wasim Akram vs Dennis Lillee

    That's a bit like say he was a condition dependent bowler Lillee is different to most fast in that he had multiple styles. An example I would give is the centenary Test against England in 1977 at Melbourne. The wicket in this match started off under prepared and very lively. The wicket got...
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    Players Whose Careers Ended Without Any Fanfare

    Money is the likely the reason. In the 70's, Australian Cricket mades its money from attendance at matches. They make lot more money from 5 day test than 3 day tests (Test Costs are fixed, extra days are pure profit). When Lillee was around, wickets need to be flat to make the Test last 5 days...
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    Players Whose Careers Ended Without Any Fanfare

    WSC plays a significant part in the differences In the case of Lillee that was the case. Border and Chappell averages where virtually the same. Overall Australian top 6 averaged 42 when Lillee played and 34 when he didn't (similar to period after he retired). Other points: When Lillee...
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    Dennis Lillee vs Ravichandran Ashwin

    One of the problems I have with bowling averages is they ignore wicket quality. As far as bowling averages Glenn McGrath is the batting equal of Ponting, Larra, SRT etc. In the WSC tour of the West Indies Lillee took 23 wickets at 28.39 - only 3 wickets where tail enders Pascoe took 14...
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    Will Jasprit Bumrah get 300 Test wickets?

    He has never taken 120 test wickets in a 4 year period (could do it if he takes 11 wickets in the Boxing Day test). He is past 30 so likely to get more minor injuries than in the past. He bowls with a stiff front leg, this helps generates pace but puts a lot of strain on his body - legs, back...
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    Dennis Lillee vs Fred Trueman

    A couple of other points: Geoff Dymock only took 1 wicket (for 129 runs) for the Pan series. A year earlier Geoff took 24 wickets at an average of 24 in 5 test in India In the second test only 12 wickets fell (2 where run outs) Lillee was in hospital between the second and third test, there...
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    Who after a full career remains the worst tailender you have seen?

    Jim Higgs was fairly bad
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    Your ATG team pace bowling trio

    I would agree with that. Also for the WI Garner got a lot of Tail-enders. For Miller not totally sure but I would guess at: He enjoyed the challenge of bowling to the best batsmen and was not interested in bowling to bunnies Bradman used Lindwall/Miller sparingly (to keep them at there...
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    Your ATG team pace bowling trio

    McGrath, Marshal, Ambrose, Lillee are all a similar percentage of Top 6 batsman of around 65/66%. Most specialist bowlers have lower %s. In comparison Akram and Garner are around 55% to 6 batsmen. For ATG bowlers Keith Miller is 71.5% top 6 and 78% Top 7. If look at matches Keith actually...
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