Fast bowlers for Pre Packer XI

[bagapath]

Please Choose TWO of the following to open the bowling attack for the Pre Packer Dream XI

AK Davidson (Aus) 1953-1963 44 82 11587 3819 186 7/93 12/124 20.53 1.97 62.2 14 2
NAT Adcock (SA) 1953-1962 26 46 6391 2195 104 6/43 8/87 21.10 2.06 61.4 5 0
FS Trueman (Eng) 1952-1965 67 127 15178 6625 307 8/31 12/119 21.57 2.61 49.4 17 3
KR Miller (Aus) 1946-1956 55 95 10461 3906 170 7/60 10/152 22.97 2.24 61.5 7 1
RR Lindwall (Aus) 1946-1960 61 113 13650 5251 228 7/38 9/70 23.03 2.30 59.8 12 0
DK Lillee (Aus) 1971-1977 32 62 8783 4017 171 6/26 11/123 23.49 2.74 51.3 12 4
RGD Willis (Eng) 1971-1979 47 88 9010 4114 171 7/78 9/118 24.05 2.73 52.6 11 0
PM Pollock (SA) 1961-1970 28 52 6522 2806 116 6/38 10/87 24.18 2.58 56.2 9 1
AME Roberts (WI) 1974-1978 27 53 6858 3298 134 7/54 12/121 24.61 2.88 51.1 9 2
Fazal Mahmood (Pak) 1952-1962 34 53 9834 3434 139 7/42 13/114 24.70 2.09 70.7 13 4
JB Statham (Eng) 1951-1965 70 129 16056 6261 252 7/39 11/97 24.84 2.33 63.7 9 1
AV Bedser (Eng) 1946-1955 51 92 15918 5876 236 7/44 14/99 24.89 2.21 67.4 15 5
JR Thomson (Aus) 1972-1978 32 57 7158 3699 145 6/46 9/105 25.51 3.10 49.3 6 0
TL Goddard (SA) 1955-1970 41 75 11736 3226 123 6/53 8/92 26.22 1.64 95.4 5 0
WW Hall (WI) 1958-1969 48 92 10421 5066 192 7/69 11/126 26.38 2.91 54.2 9 1
BR Taylor (NZ) 1965-1973 30 53 6334 2953 111 7/74 9/182 26.60 2.79 57.0 4 0
JA Snow (Eng) 1965-1976 49 93 12021 5387 202 7/40 10/142 26.66 2.68 59.5 8 1

The top runners up will be included with the spinners for 3rd and 4th bowling spots in the next poll.

 

[Jamee999]

Lindwall and Trueman

 

[The Sean]

Really quite surprised to see how similar the pre-WSC stats for Lillee and Willis are there - and yet popular opinion holds that it's an absolute no-contest as to who the greater bowler was.

FWIW I agree totally with the popular opinion, but I thought it was interesting nonetheless.

Also, had Holding not taken 100 wickets by then?

 

[bagapath]

Went for Lillee and Trueman

Can a MOD fix the typo in the names of Ray Lindwall and Bob Willis? Thanks in advance

 

[Uppercut]

Trueman and Lillee for me.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Lindwall and Lillee

 

[Ikki]

Lillee is one of them, but for the 2nd spot it's a toss up between Davidson and Lindwall IMO. Who do you guys reckon out of those 2?

EDIT, actually I decided to go for Trueman. I was leaning towards Davidson though.

 

[The Sean]

Really torn over this - I can't countenance DKL missing out on both teams, but WSC cuts his career almost exactly in half, and in both cases we're judging him on half his achievements. I have to imagine that had he retired in mid-1977, would I consider him to be greater than Lindwall or Trueman? The answer is very probably no...

 

[bagapath]

Lillee is one of them, but for the 2nd spot it's a toss up between Davidson and Lindwall IMO. Who do you guys reckon out of those 2?

EDIT, actually I decided to go for Trueman. I was leaning towards Davidson though.

ikki, it is wonderful to see we have agreed on something. lillee and trueman are my choices too.

between davidson and lindwall i would slightly tilt towards lindwall for he was faster and probably a marginally better bat (2 centuries).

 

[SJS]

By mistake I voted just Lillee. The other would have been Lindwall

 

[Uppercut]

By mistake I voted just Lillee. The other would have been Lindwall

Interesting- why those two, and more specifically, why not Trueman?

 

[bagapath]

Really quite surprised to see how similar the pre-WSC stats for Lillee and Willis are there - and yet popular opinion holds that it's an absolute no-contest as to who the greater bowler was.

FWIW I agree totally with the popular opinion, but I thought it was interesting nonetheless.

Also, had Holding not taken 100 wickets by then?

No Sean but he had given a sample of what was to come.

MA Holding 13 25 2910 1348 57 8/92 14/149 23.64 2.77 51.0 4 1

It is quite amazing he never bowled against Pak in 12 years over a 60 match test career.

 

[The Sean]

Thanks mate - had no idea he only played 13 Tests before 1979.

 

[bagapath]

By mistake I voted just Lillee. The other would have been Lindwall

If there is a tie involving Lindwall we will count yours in. but as uppercut asked, why not trueman?

 

[Fusion]

Trueman and Lillee

 

[weldone]

I voted for Trueman and Davidson...

 

[chasingthedon]

Trueman and Davidson.

Surprised Tyson didn't make the list, but I checked and he had only 76 wickets.

 

[fredfertang]

Trueman and Lillee

ditto

.......... but only if I get a 1952 vintage Trueman - if not I'd have Thommo instead

 

[zaremba]

Lillee and Trueman

 

[JBH001]

No Garth McKenzie, bagapath? Carried the Australian fast bowling in the 60s.

Havent voted yet, but at the moment, am looking at Lindwall and Davidson.

Would also like to cast a vote for John Snow or McKenzie as first change, should the opportunity arise.