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Two very good English bowlers
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Harold Larwood vs Stuart Broad
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International 12th Man
Larwood no-brainer. 145 kmph+ dynamite from Notts. Probably the greatest bowling action ever.
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He was a genius
capt_Luffy
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Beside the body line series, Larwood lacks any claim to be considered a top tier bowler; Broad on the other hand has over 600 Test wickets..... Though if I make an English test squad, Larwood is more likely to make it than Broad.
Fuller Pilch
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Larwood took 1427 fc wickets at 17.51.
He was the best paceman of his era vs Broad who was one of the top 12-15 of his.
He was the best paceman of his era vs Broad who was one of the top 12-15 of his.
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
The question is Test bowler; taking 1st Class records into the discussion doesn't seems right when both had full fledged Test careers.....
ataraxia
International Coach
Larwood didn't really.
Fuller Pilch
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Larwood didn't play for England again after Bodyline.
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So Broad > Larwood > Kapil on CW
Fuller Pilch
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A 2022 CW vote for top 40 seamers had Larwood at 25, Kapil at 31, and Broad at 35.
Prince EWS
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Where was Hoggard?
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Harold Larwood vs Kapil Dev
Two great bowlers that did well against the best opposition
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Fuller Pilch
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Somewhere well above Lillee.
capt_Luffy
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Okay, saying Larwood had a full career isn't totally right; but understanding the level of batsmanship of the opponents he faced in County is really tough, and Larwood genuinely struggled with much consistency in Tests except the bodyline. By full career I meant he wasn't like Barry Richards or Mike Procter that we have to speculate his Test record by 1st Class; or like W G Grace or Ranjitsinhji; played in a time when 1st Class got more importance.