2024 Ranking of Bowlers Poll

[ataraxia]

Johnston
Herath
van der Bijl

 

[ma1978]

Pollock
Herath
Tate

 

[capt_Luffy]

Johnston
Herath
van der Bijl

Van Der Bijl never played Test matches and yet you are voting him among best Test bowlers??

 

[centurymaker]

Mitchell Johnson
Gillespie
Herath

 

[shortpitched713]

Bill Johnston

 

[Line and Length]

Bill Johnston

Can't accept single nominations as a valid vote. Sorry.

 

[Line and Length]

The results of our penultimate round of voting to decide our Top 60 Test Bowlers are quite convincing with regards to our next entrants.

13 - Herath; 11 - P.Pollock; 9 - Tyson; 7 - Gillespie; 6 - Johnston; 3 - Johnson; 2 - Morkel; 1 - Shami, van der Bilj, Tate.

Had I accepted @shortpitched713 's solitary vote for Johnston it wouldn't have affected the result as Tyson had more nominations.

Voting is now open for the final 3 spots on the list. I will follow this poll with one to establish the top 15 AT Test wicketkeepers. From this, and our Batsmen and Bowlers polls it will be intersting to compile the ATG team,s based purely on rankings.

	2024 Voting	The Bowlers
								2022 Rankings
	* = Current player	Tests	Wickets	Average	S.R.	E.R.	WPM	Pace	Spin
1	M.Marshall	81	376	20.95	46.77	2.69	4.64	1
2	G.McGrath	124	563	21.64	51.95	2.50	4.54	2
3	R.Hadlee	86	431	22.30	50.85	2.63	5.01	3
4	M.Muralitharan	133	800	22.73	55.05	2.48	6.02		1
5	S. Warne	145	708	25.42	57.49	2.65	4.89		2
6	Dale Steyn	93	439	22.95	42.39	3.25	4.72	5
7	C.Ambrose	98	405	20.99	54.85	2.31	4.13	4
8	Imran Khan	88	362	22.81	53.75	2.55	4.11	6
9	S.F.Barnes	27	189	16.43	41.66	2.37	7.00	na
10	B.O'Reilly	27	144	22.60	69.61	1.95	5.33		3
11	Wasim Akram	104	414	23.62	54.65	2.59	3.98	9
12	D.Lillee	70	355	23.92	52.02	2.76	5.07	7
13	A.Donald	72	330	22.25	47.03	2.84	4.58	10
14	F.Trueman	67	307	21.58	49.44	2.62	4.58	8
15	J.Garner	58	259	20.98	50.85	2.48	4.47	11
16	R.Lindwall	61	228	23.03	59.87	2.31	3.74	12
17	Waqar Younis	87	373	23.56	43.50	3.25	4.29	14
18	M.Holding	60	249	23.69	50.92	2.79	4.15	13
19	A.Davidson	44	186	20.53	62.30	1.98	4.23	15
20	S.Pollock	108	421	23.12	57.85	2.40	3.90	16
21	H.Verity	40	144	24.38	77.59	1.88	3.60		6
22	C. Walsh	132	519	24.44	57.84	2.54	3.93	17
23	* P.Cummins	62	269	22.54	46.89	2.88	4.34	20
24	J. Laker	46	193	21.25	62.32	2.05	4.20		4
25	*J.Anderson	187	700	26.53	56.97	2.79	3.74	19
26	*R.Ashwin	100	516	23.65	50.65	2.80	5.16		11
27	C.Grimmett	37	216	24.22	67.19	2.16	5.84		5
28	A.Roberts	47	202	25.61	55.12	2.79	4.30	18
29	*K.Rabada	62	291	22.06	39.23	3.37	4.69	29
30=	H.Tayfield	37	170	25.91	79.81	1.95	4.59		7
30=	*J.Bumrah	36	159	20.70	45.17	2.75	4.42	33
32	N.Adcock	26	104	21.11	61.45	2.06	4.00	27
33	A.Bedser	51	236	24.90	67.45	2.11	4.65	na
34	L.Gibbs	79	309	29.09	87.75	1.99	3.91		10
35	B.Statham	70	252	24.85	63.71	2.34	3.60	22
36	D.Underwood	86	297	25.84	73.61	2.11	3.45		9
37	*R.Jadeja	72	294	24.08	58.45	2.47	4.08		19
38	K. Miller	55	170	22.98	61.54	2.24	3.09	21
39	B. Willis	90	325	25.20	53.41	2.83	3.61	23
40	A. Kumble	132	619	29.65	65.99	2.70	4.69		8
41	V.Philander	64	224	22.32	50.85	2.63	3.50	na
42	I.Botham	102	383	28.40	56.96	2.99	3.75	34
43=	I. Bishop	43	161	24.29	52.59	2.77	3.74	26
43=	*N.Lyon	129	530	30.28	61.80	2.93	4.10		16
45=	Shoaib Akhtar	46	178	25.70	45.75	3.37	3.87	24
45=	Kapil Dev	131	434	29.65	63.92	2.78	3.31	31
47	W.Hall	48	192	26.39	54.28	2.92	4.00	28
48	J.Snow	49	202	26.67	59.51	2.68	4.12	32
49=	S. Broad	142	537	27.81	56.94	2.93	3.53	35
49=	H. Larwood	21	78	28.36	63.71	2.67	3.71	25
51	B. Chandrasekhar	58	242	29.75	65.96	2.71	4.17		14
52	B. Bedi	67	266	28.71	80.32	2.14	3.97		15
53=	R. Benaud	63	248	27.03	72.05	2.11	3.94		12
53=	*J.Hazlewood	70	273	24.83	53.4	2.79	3.90	na
55	R.Herath	93	433	28.08	60.03	2.81	4.66		13
56	P.Pollock	28	116	24.19	56.22	2.58	4.14	36
57	F.Tyson	17	76	18.57	45.42	2.45	4.47	30

 

[Line and Length]

Gillespie
Wardle
Johnston

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Gillespie
Morkel
Thomson

 

[howitzer]

Johnston
Gillespie
McKenzie

 

[capt_Luffy]

Johnston
Croft
Gupte

 

[ataraxia]

Johnston
Gillespie
Appleyard

 

[Bitmap]

Johnston
Gillespie
Shami

 

[centurymaker]

Shami
Mitchell Johnson
Gillespie

 

[CricAddict]

Shami
Tate
Gillespie

Tough on Croft and Thomson, two reputed players most probably going to miss the list.

 

[shortpitched713]

Bill Johnston
Fidel Edwards
Mohammed Sami

 

[capt_Luffy]

Bill Johnston
Fidel Edwards
Mohammed Sami

Had you not included Edwards, L&L might had counted the Sami vote for Shami....

 

[shortpitched713]

Like, I honestly don't know at this point if I am picking the "best" 3 players remaining, or overlooking someone. I just know that Bill Johnston was a phenomenon, and even with bowling standards and style changes into the modern era, has a notably excellent record. So it would be a bit fraudulent for me to pick 3 "real players" when the only one I feel strongly about is Johnston.

 

[Line and Length]

Like, I honestly don't know at this point if I am picking the "best" 3 players remaining, or overlooking someone. I just know that Bill Johnston was a phenomenon, and even with bowling standards and style changes into the modern era, has a notably excellent record. So it would be a bit fraudulent for me to pick 3 "real players" when the only one I feel strongly about is Johnston.

Understandable but invalid. Fortunately, Johnston will make it anyway (but possibly a spot lower than if you had posted a valid 3 votes).

 

[Line and Length]

The final stage of voting for the completion of our Top 60 bowlers is now complete.

14 - Gillespie; 13 - Johnston; 7 - Shami; 2 - Wardle, Croft, Johnson, Tate; 1 - Thomson, McKenzie. Gupte, Appleyard.

My sincere thanks to all involved in compiling this list. I encourage you all to be involved in the Wicketkeepers poll.

	2024 Voting	The Bowlers
								2022 Rankings
	* = Current player	Tests	Wickets	Average	S.R.	E.R.	WPM	Pace	Spin
1	M.Marshall	81	376	20.95	46.77	2.69	4.64	1
2	G.McGrath	124	563	21.64	51.95	2.50	4.54	2
3	R.Hadlee	86	431	22.30	50.85	2.63	5.01	3
4	M.Muralitharan	133	800	22.73	55.05	2.48	6.02		1
5	S. Warne	145	708	25.42	57.49	2.65	4.89		2
6	Dale Steyn	93	439	22.95	42.39	3.25	4.72	5
7	C.Ambrose	98	405	20.99	54.85	2.31	4.13	4
8	Imran Khan	88	362	22.81	53.75	2.55	4.11	6
9	S.F.Barnes	27	189	16.43	41.66	2.37	7.00	na
10	B.O'Reilly	27	144	22.60	69.61	1.95	5.33		3
11	Wasim Akram	104	414	23.62	54.65	2.59	3.98	9
12	D.Lillee	70	355	23.92	52.02	2.76	5.07	7
13	A.Donald	72	330	22.25	47.03	2.84	4.58	10
14	F.Trueman	67	307	21.58	49.44	2.62	4.58	8
15	J.Garner	58	259	20.98	50.85	2.48	4.47	11
16	R.Lindwall	61	228	23.03	59.87	2.31	3.74	12
17	Waqar Younis	87	373	23.56	43.50	3.25	4.29	14
18	M.Holding	60	249	23.69	50.92	2.79	4.15	13
19	A.Davidson	44	186	20.53	62.30	1.98	4.23	15
20	S.Pollock	108	421	23.12	57.85	2.40	3.90	16
21	H.Verity	40	144	24.38	77.59	1.88	3.60		6
22	C. Walsh	132	519	24.44	57.84	2.54	3.93	17
23	* P.Cummins	62	269	22.54	46.89	2.88	4.34	20
24	J. Laker	46	193	21.25	62.32	2.05	4.20		4
25	*J.Anderson	187	700	26.53	56.97	2.79	3.74	19
26	*R.Ashwin	100	516	23.65	50.65	2.80	5.16		11
27	C.Grimmett	37	216	24.22	67.19	2.16	5.84		5
28	A.Roberts	47	202	25.61	55.12	2.79	4.30	18
29	*K.Rabada	62	291	22.06	39.23	3.37	4.69	29
30=	H.Tayfield	37	170	25.91	79.81	1.95	4.59		7
30=	*J.Bumrah	36	159	20.70	45.17	2.75	4.42	33
32	N.Adcock	26	104	21.11	61.45	2.06	4.00	27
33	A.Bedser	51	236	24.90	67.45	2.11	4.65	na
34	L.Gibbs	79	309	29.09	87.75	1.99	3.91		10
35	B.Statham	70	252	24.85	63.71	2.34	3.60	22
36	D.Underwood	86	297	25.84	73.61	2.11	3.45		9
37	*R.Jadeja	72	294	24.08	58.45	2.47	4.08		19
38	K. Miller	55	170	22.98	61.54	2.24	3.09	21
39	B. Willis	90	325	25.20	53.41	2.83	3.61	23
40	A. Kumble	132	619	29.65	65.99	2.70	4.69		8
41	V.Philander	64	224	22.32	50.85	2.63	3.50	na
42	I.Botham	102	383	28.40	56.96	2.99	3.75	34
43=	I. Bishop	43	161	24.29	52.59	2.77	3.74	26
43=	*N.Lyon	129	530	30.28	61.80	2.93	4.10		16
45=	Shoaib Akhtar	46	178	25.70	45.75	3.37	3.87	24
45=	Kapil Dev	131	434	29.65	63.92	2.78	3.31	31
47	W.Hall	48	192	26.39	54.28	2.92	4.00	28
48	J.Snow	49	202	26.67	59.51	2.68	4.12	32
49=	S. Broad	142	537	27.81	56.94	2.93	3.53	35
49=	H. Larwood	21	78	28.36	63.71	2.67	3.71	25
51	B. Chandrasekhar	58	242	29.75	65.96	2.71	4.17		14
52	B. Bedi	67	266	28.71	80.32	2.14	3.97		15
53=	R. Benaud	63	248	27.03	72.05	2.11	3.94		12
53=	*J.Hazlewood	70	273	24.83	53.40	2.79	3.90	na
55	R.Herath	93	433	28.08	60.03	2.81	4.66		13
56	P.Pollock	28	116	24.19	56.22	2.58	4.14	36
57	F.Tyson	17	76	18.57	45.42	2.45	4.47	30
58	J.Gillespie	71	259	26.14	54.96	2.85	3.65	38
59	W.Johnston	40	166	23.91	69.05	2.08	4.15	na
60	*M.Shami	64	229	27.71	50.28	3.31	3.58	na