Who was the best bowler never to take 10 wickets in a match?

[a massive zebra]

Quite a few top class bowlers never took 10 wickets in a match, but who was the best of the lot?

 

[trundler]

It's really between Lindwall, Garner and Adcock.

 

[The Sean]

Gotta be Lindwall or big Joel.

 

[Slifer]

Easily Joel Garner for me. Funny thing is, he still took more wpm than a lot of other bowlers who had multiple 10 fors.

 

[shortpitched713]

Garner easily. This is a weird exclusion criteria.

 

[The Sean]

Easily Joel Garner for me. Funny thing is, he still took more wpm than a lot of other bowlers who had multiple 10 fors.

Including his teammates Holding and Roberts. His WPM is amazing, really - what he lacked in big hauls he more than made up for with relentless 3- and 4-fers, and never expensively.

 

[Burgey]

Gotta be Lindwall or big Joel.

Yeah I think that's right. Went with Garner. In the every top tier of fast bowlers I've ever watched. The man was terrifying.

 

[ashley bach]

It's really close between Phil Edmonds and Fidel Edwards.

 

[ataraxia]

Ashantha de Mel imo

 

[ashley bach]

Garner Bishop and Croft had to fight among each other as well as with Marshall.

 

[Slifer]

Garner Bishop and Croft had to fight among each other as well as with Marshall.

True but even Walsh has a few ten fors. But I guess his came.when most of his competitors had retired so there's that.

 

[Chin Music]

I went with Garner in the end. From an English perspective, I think Big Bob is very underrated. He manfully led England's attack when he never had real pace at the other end for much of his career.

I recall his very last test when he was destroyed taken apart by the Windies. By that time he was 35 and his knees were knackered.

 

[kyear2]

Did player comparisons really select Lee?

 

[Majestic]

Garner obv

 

[Prince EWS]

Did player comparisons really select Lee?

He often picks a joke option with that account when he can.

 

[ataraxia]

He often picks a joke option with that account when he can.

Does it with the sledger account too tbf.