Best Ever Bowling in a WC Game

[Immenso]

Actually. Akhtar v NZ in the 99 semi. Don't actually know what his figures were but I reckon that is the fastest 'effective' bowling I have ever seen.

 

[Hurricane]

Actually. Akhar v NZ in the 99 semi. Don't actually know what his figures were but I reckon that is fastest 'effective' bowling I have ever seen.

How many semis have we been in exactly...

 

[Athlai]

How many semis have we been in exactly...

6?

 

[_Ed_]

6?

Yep.

 

[SteveNZ]

Still think Bichel's better. Single-handedly won us that game, he and Bevan were the only two not neutered by that pitch.

One of the great ODI performances of all-time. Ripping bloke, Bichel - deserved all his successes.

Hard to go past Akram in the 92 final too. He demoralised England

 

[wpdavid]

Not disagreeing with any of the above, but Mike Hendrick's performance against Pakistan in 1979 deserves a mention. England had posted an inadequate target - around 160 IIRC- but Hendrick demolished a pretty handy batting lineup to set up an unexpected win.

 

[sscomp32]

Bond v Aus 2003 still the best for me. Ripped through a great batting lineup with jaffas

+1. That Aussie team was great.

 

[zaremba]

anyways.

What a spell! As good as any I've seen from a finger spinner, ever. Who is this guy? Embarrassed to say I've no recollection of it from the time at all.

All I can remember of that Kenyan bowling attack is their promising leggie who ended up getting a contract at Warwickshire, where he was horribly exposed.

 

[zaremba]

Said this before, but I loved Andre Botha's spell for Ireland v Pakistan. He hit some amazing dibbly-dobbly heights that day, slow medium inswingers which caused Pakistan so much difficulty it was almost as if - and I know this sounds ridiculous - someone was paying them to under-perform.