James Anderson vs Vernon Philander

[PlayerComparisons]

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[ankitj]

Anderson

 

[Shady Slim]

big vern the better bowler in a one shot, jimmeh anderson the better career by a long way

 

[Everton Seymour]

It depends on how you look at it ...

I voted for Anderson because he has had the better career and he isn't a normal bowler anyone who gets better as a seamer after their 30's is an unreal athlete , but it can also be argued that he had the better opportunities which enabled him to be a better Test bowler than Philander ..

Jimmy Anderson was given every opportunity to succeed at Test cricket with England and his success is not just on him but the wonderful structures and opportunities that exist in England... By age 26 (Same age Philander was given a Test debut by South Africa,) Anderson had a bowling average of 35 from 31 Tests..
That is a lot of tests to be averaging 35 as a specialist bowler you probably don't reach 20 tests as an SA fast bowler with that record .. Even guys who did well couldn't get much of a look in like Kyle Abbott for example who waited a long time to get decent opportunities before he went Kolpak for financial security.



The sheer volume of tests , exclusive Test only luxury contracts , Great management by Team England in rotating Broad and Anderson for tours it has contributed a lot to Anderson's success ...Swap the two Bowlers countries around the answer is very different. I think guys like Tim Southee would have 500-600 test wickets if they played for England.

 

[subshakerz]

I was going to go for Vern but remembered how useless he was in SC conditions.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Anderson by a mile. His effectiveness reduced in non-pacer friendly conditions , but he still remained pretty decent. Philander was too often worthless when there wasn't movement on offer.

 

[cnerd123]

this is about as insulting as ryan harris vs kapil dev

 

[ashley bach]

Surely you'd have to give this one to the man still running in and producing.

 

[Daemon]

Obviously Anderson.

 

[Ashes81]

I've voted for Anderson for 2 reasons:
The longevity of his career
A much better record in Asia

 

[PlayerComparisons]

big vern the better bowler in a one shot, jimmeh anderson the better career by a long way

Just asking for better bowler so you can change your vote

 

[Daemon]

Big Vern is only better in a small selection of conditions, conditions where it’s not like Anderson is useless either. Anderson has him covered in the vast majority of the rest.

Once you factor longevity he’s just far better.

 

[honestbharani]

Anderson easily.

 

[ashley bach]

this is about as insulting as ryan harris vs kapil dev

Just saw it was about 70/30 so not the biggest blowout in cricweb history by any stretch.

 

[ataraxia]

This is 17 to nought in a little over two hours so yes on the topic of blowouts...

 

[ashley bach]

This is 17 to nought in a little over two hours so yes on the topic of blowouts...

Jimmy wins this in a big blowout like 83/17, Shady's vote doesn't count.

 

[cnerd123]

Just saw it was about 70/30 so not the biggest blowout in cricweb history by any stretch.

That's just because CW has a lot of myopic Australians + general India haters

Also the few Saffas here are reasonable people, and those who dislike Jimmy also dislike Philander for the same reasons.

 

[cnerd123]

Jimmy wins this in a big blowout like 83/17, Shady's vote doesn't count.

Just the way he likes it then

 

[Adorable Asshole]

this is about as insulting as ryan harris vs kapil dev

No way. Philander on his best day was way better Anderson can't say the same about Harris. Plus Kapil wasn't a home bully.

 

[Shady Slim]

Jimmy wins this in a big blowout like 83/17, Shady's vote doesn't count.

i voted for anderson lol

Just the way he likes it then

and so the pot and the kettle meet after all this time