Raw Pace but Sprays It All Over

[Daemon]

Mitch Starc

 

[HookShot]

Grimmett was known for being exceptionally accurate for a leg spinner, that he was not a tremendously big spinner of the ball would be part. As mentioned in the article an analysis of his career found only five wides and no no-balls.

Here is a faboulous up-close video of Grimmett bowling with Bradman commenting.

I really liked Grimmett’s quicker “over-spinner” that went straight-on to get batsman lbw.

Bradman on Grimmett: A Champion Leg Spinner :: The largest library of cricket videos

Clarrie Grimmett played 37 tests for Australia between 1925 and 1936 and took an astounding 216 wickets. Don Bradman pays tribute to Grimmett's bowling skill in this clip.

cricketcrowd.com

 

[bagapath]

Jeff Thomson....without a doubt Played with and against the man and even he admitted at more times than not "He was a bit wayward".....but at his sheer pace you could doubt his ability to take wickets

"Played with and against the man"
@JBMAC what a cool way to underplay your career to keep this playing field even for amateurs like us.
You should write long articles about different fast bowlers you've kept to and the batsmen whose game you've observed from close quarters!

 

[slippy888]

Nantie Hayward is not named in this thread lol

 

[Starfighter]

Nantie Hayward is not named in this thread lol

First page, post #10

 

[AndrewB]

Patrick Patterson, at least early in his career: from Graeme Fowler's book "Fox on the Run" (about matches from 1984 and 1985):

"He has no idea where it is going when he lets it go, so he wasn't able to fire it into the blockhole."

"Patto ... slipped - presumably - and this ball came flying through head high at Jim Love... The next ball was a screaming bouncer... We reckoned the difference in length was about twenty yards, which says something about Patto's control."

 

[TheJediBrah]

This thread has just about named every express-pace bowler there was. Are there any that didn't spray it all over in certain phases?

 

[social]

Social Jr

Never seen a barn door that he would miss

 

[trundler]

This thread has just about named every express-pace bowler there was. Are there any that didn't spray it all over in certain phases?

Roberts and Donald I guess.

 

[mr_mister]

Roberts and Donald I guess.

And Holding, Steyn, Bond

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

For a non-atg example, Mark Wood the past few years has been genuinely express without spraying it around too much.

It's just the areas he's good at hitting aren't the best areas for taking wickets.

 

[trundler]

And Holding, Steyn, Bond

Waqar.

 

[Aritro]

Social Jr

Never seen a barn door that he would miss

"He wouldn't miss a barn door", as they say of very accurate bowlers.

 

[a massive zebra]

And Holding, Steyn, Bond

Dale Steyn did get smashed around on occasion, and his overall economy rate is higher than the average of his era.

 

[slippy888]

you could add nixon mclean to this list the guy was sharp bowling around 90 mph

 

[a massive zebra]

Ambrose was pretty quick in the first half of his career wasn't he? Yet his control was amongst the best of any fast bowler ever.

 

[trundler]

Ambrose was pretty quick in the first half of his career wasn't he? Yet his control was amongst the best of any fast bowler ever.

Marshall and Imran were faster at their best. Depends on where you draw the line.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

England had a bowler named Greg Thomas in the mid 80’s who played a handful of Tests. He was generally quick and sprayed it around pretty much his entire career.

 

[Shri]

I would never claim to have bowled at 140kph. At my peak I was probably Bob Massie's pace (I played with him at club level). When in my mid 40s I was probably regarded as accurate dibbly dobbly.

did people make fun of the mutton chops on his baby face

 

[GRAB]

Have people mentioned Steven Jack? Rudi Bryson? Corbin Bosch? Junior Dala?