subshakerz
International Coach
This thread focuses on those fast bowlers who I classify as world class. Unlike great players (who are among the best their country ever produced based on their record) and all-time great players (who you would consider worthy of shortlist for selection in an all-time XI), I define world class players as those who are among the best of their time but for whatever reason didnt have a long enough career to justify as a great/all-time great.
So based on a rating out of ten on how good they were and how good you speculate they would have ended up had they had a full career, what do you rate the following:
West Indies:
- Colin Croft
- Ian Bishop
Australia:
- Bruce Reid
- Stuart Clark
- Ryan Harris
Pakistan:
- Shoaib Akthar
- Mohammad Asif
New Zealand:
- Shane Bond
South Africa:
- Fanie Devilliers
- Kyle Abbott
- Mike Proctor
England:
- Simon Jones
So based on a rating out of ten on how good they were and how good you speculate they would have ended up had they had a full career, what do you rate the following:
West Indies:
- Colin Croft
- Ian Bishop
Australia:
- Bruce Reid
- Stuart Clark
- Ryan Harris
Pakistan:
- Shoaib Akthar
- Mohammad Asif
New Zealand:
- Shane Bond
South Africa:
- Fanie Devilliers
- Kyle Abbott
- Mike Proctor
England:
- Simon Jones
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