Starfighter
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I've always though he looked quite bad from footage from 58/59 and clean or almost clean from footage from 60/61. And some bowlers these days *cough*Ajmal*cough* got away with much worse for longer.
I mean in theory it's just a no ball and you play on; but in practice if you're throwing one ball with your normal action, the umpire could easily assume that every delivery you bowl is an illegal one so it's just free runs for the batting side until they choose to the declare, if you want to take it ad absurdum. So in practice that's it for you.What's the rule for a chucking offence? It it banned until remedial work or just can't bowl until rectified? Just wondering if that is a dangerous move to give iffy batsmen a bowl.
Yessss. Absolutely came on here to post this. Physically impossible to bowl the ball with his foot placement without straightening the arm by miles.Understand your reasons for leaving out Murali but Bhajji should have been there tbh
Harbhajan still bowls with an illegal action: Darrel Hair
Yeah second that on Walsh. Filthy chucker.Among the great fast bowlers, Walsh's effort ball was hilariously blatant. And from old footage, Ray Lindwall seems to have a distinct kink in his action too.
May I ask why? Baxter isn't the most obvious name - I'd never heard of him before. Also, happen to know of any footage of Les Jackson?Good job finding Sandy Baxter NotMck. Been trying to find film of him for a long time.
So did I. It's certainly a distinctive bowling action. I actually first found him bowling a few years ago, then rediscovered it this year. That slow-mo shot really does tell its tale though, and generally footage of him looks a bit off. It perhaps explains how he generated what was by all accounts pretty hot pace despite having a very awkward looking delivery stride and almost no follow through.Halcombe does look very suss. Interesting opinion on Nobby Clark. I've only ever read glowing praise about his action.
Not really. It's a pretty valid discussion IMO.Bollocks discussion on a so called cricket forum.