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Ryan Harris vs Shane Bond

Better bowler in tests?


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morgieb

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I think Harris had the better Test career, to be honest.
Yeah I get why Bond gets rated so highly, but if we're only talking Tests his record is honestly not that special?

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Obviously averaging 22 is outstanding but there's a lot of minnow bashing there. Even that India record was on some of the greenest wickets in modern cricket.

Harris's in contrast looks like:

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Far stronger opposition and on flatter decks too. Obviously the sample size is pretty lol, but that also applies for Bond. In terms of their quality of Test careers it's IMO fairly clear cut, and not in the direction that most people think.
 

Coronis

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I think part of it is also how much Bond stood out relative to his teammates. Also he was more aesthetically pleasing for many.
 

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