Who's The Best Bowler EVER?

[sideshowtim]

McGrath. Dominated the world's greatest batsmen in a time of short boundaries and flat pitches. There isn't a single blight on his record and the impact he has on the Australian cricket team was quite enormous. What a bowler.

 

[Dr_Brad]

Spin Bowler: Shane Warne

Pace Bowler: Glenn McGrath

 

[Richard]

Ramnaresh Sarwan

Presumably on the premise that he's the only one never to be seen bowling an "illegal" (by old false ideals) delivery?

 

[Jono]

McGrath is the best I've ever seen I think. Hard to say the best ever. Obviously Marshall, Murali, Warne and Ambrose etc. up there too.

 

[howardj]

Blocker Wilson.

Followed closely by Daylight.

 

[chaminda_00]

Mike Lewis

 

[adharcric]

Marshall, McGrath or Murali. Take your pick.

 

[silentstriker]

Sachin Tendulkar, who last took the wicket of Pieterson, I always say.

 

[Beleg]

Tendulkar did bowl the third most amazing over in ODI cricketing history.

 

[steds]

Brian Statham.

 

[honestbharani]

Presumably on the premise that he's the only one never to be seen bowling an "illegal" (by old false ideals) delivery?

obviously........



The rest are all chuckers......

 

[Richard]

I know for certain Sarwan once bowled an illegal ball - my Auntie's boyfriend's dad knows some West Indian fellow who is friends with Sarwan's dad - apparently he once confessed that he allowed his elbow to bend 0.2degrees in some Carib Beer game once.



That's a few shattered illusions I tell you!

 

[JBMAC]

1. How deep is the Ocean?
2. How long is a piece of string?

THESES are easier questions to answer...this thread could go on forever and break all time forum records[same as the batsman one] without any type of resolution,

 

[Richard]

It probably would be the longest ever if all threads along these lines were combined TBH...






There's a job for you, Mr Robert "Threads Merged" Cribb.

 

[honestbharani]

I know for certain Sarwan once bowled an illegal ball - my Auntie's boyfriend's dad knows some West Indian fellow who is friends with Sarwan's dad - apparently he once confessed that he allowed his elbow to bend 0.2degrees in some Carib Beer game once.



That's a few shattered illusions I tell you!

one exception doesn't disprove the rule.


you are obviously jealous of the only BOWLER in the history of the game.....

 

[archie mac]

SF Barnes
Tiger O'Reilly
Foghorn Jackson

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Kevin Pietersen's deadly part-time offspin.

 

[pup11]

I would say that Shane Keith Warne is probably the best bowler ever and the number of wickets that he took is not the only criteria that makes me say this, it was his mental determination and superb cricketing brain that probably made him the best bowler ever atleast IMO.

 

[Richard]

I don't often speak out against Warne but I just can't see how he could be considered better than Marshall TBH.

 

[Perm]

I don't often speak out against Warne but I just can't see how he could be considered better than Marshall TBH.

Nor can I. For me, Marshall>Warne. McGrath and Hadlee are also pretty close to Warne IMO.