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Australia's second best Test fast bowler
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subshakerz
International Coach
Lillee easily. Let's wait until Cummins gets to 300 before we can compare him.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Gone for Davo cause why not?
The fact Bill Whitty is on the list - and is called William - make me think Statsguru was involved.
The fact Bill Whitty is on the list - and is called William - make me think Statsguru was involved.
I wasn't sure whether to use player's names or their nicknames, I didn't use Statsguru, just went through player's Cricinfo pages
subshakerz
International Coach
You're just trying to be contrarian.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Which makes it harsh on Jack Ferris, who i assume missed out due to a 50-wicket cutoff.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Well it's hard because of Davidson's premature retirement meaning his career was fairly short, but he was a tremendous bowler on his day and evidently much less of a dickhead than Lillee.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah, was thinking '50 wicket filter', lol.
Yh I made a point to list them on their Test average when I was creating the list
Not sure if you mean John Ferris, but he does have more 50 test wickets, I'll add him to the list
Starfighter
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The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
People called him Jack - and he only got 48 wickets for Australia. His other 13 were for England.
Oh ok, didn't know that
Kenneth Viljoen
International Debutant
Dennis Lillee , it's not just about ability that makes you great , impact on a generation..He was iconic in every way , inspired a whole generation to take up fast bowling, great headband as well..Never say die attitude, the best qualities of an Australian cricketer .
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
That's recency bias. Lindwall inspired a whole generation of imitators if some of the actions going around Australia in the fifties are anything to go by.
Just because he had the advantage of far greater television exposure doesn't actually make him a better bowler. In actual fact it does come down to effectiveness on the field.
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Kenneth Viljoen
International Debutant
From my generation obviously, I can't tell you impact about players I never watched live .
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Well I never watched Lillee live, so his media presentation isn't an influencing factor for me. Ultimately, I want the best bowlers.
Burgey
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Lindwall as an inspiration explains the late 50s chucking controversy then.
I think it’s Lillee but if people prefer Lindwall or Davo then it wouldn’t really be outrageous.
Lillee was ****ing awesome tbh. Can’t really recall an Aus cricketer other than Warne who captivated crowds here like he did. Never seen more compelling duels than him bowling to Viv. Even the mcg wasn’t big enough to hold the ego.
I think it’s Lillee but if people prefer Lindwall or Davo then it wouldn’t really be outrageous.
Lillee was ****ing awesome tbh. Can’t really recall an Aus cricketer other than Warne who captivated crowds here like he did. Never seen more compelling duels than him bowling to Viv. Even the mcg wasn’t big enough to hold the ego.
