Fast bowler survival round 1 - please vote

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Group C

Alan Davidson
Dale Steyn
Bob Willis
Keith Miller
Ian Botham
Peter Pollock

Group D

Wasim Akram
Frederick Spofforth
Joel Garner
Shoaib Akhtar
Kapil Dev

 

[BoyBrumby]

Tough call, tbh. How do you split 'em? Career? Peak? Longevity?

Group C

1) Alan Davidson
2) Bob Willis
3) Peter Pollock
4) Ian Botham
5) Dale Steyn
6) Keith Miller

Group D

1) Joel Garner
2) Wasim Akram
3) Frederick Spofforth
4) Shoaib Akhtar
5) Kapil Dev

 

[fredfertang]

Group C

Ian Botham
Keith Miller
Dale Steyn
Alan Davidson
Peter Pollock
Bob Willis

nobbut a hairs breadth betwixt any of them though

Group D

Joel Garner
Wasim Akram
Frederick Spofforth
Shoaib Akhtar
Kapil Dev

Much easier

 

[Pothas]

Agree C is impossible

Alan Davidson
Dale Steyn
Keith Miller
Bob Willis
Ian Botham
Peter Pollock

D

Wasim Akram
Joel Garner
Frederick Spofforth
Shoaib Akhtar
Kapil Dev

 

[Pothas]

Never thought I'd vote for Steyn but have been deeply impressed by what's being written about him in another thread atm.

If there were a prize for looking like a rat he would also win, although Nasser Hussain would be pushing him hard

Think Steyn is rather quietly becoming extraordinary, think we have become so used to saying that there are no all time great fast bowlers around at the moment that we are missing one developing right in front of us.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Group C
Pollock
Davidson
Miller
Steyn
Botham
Willis

Group D
Akram
Garner
Dev
Akhtar
Spofforth

 

[grecian]

Think Steyn is rather quietly becoming extraordinary, think we have become so used to saying that there are no all time great fast bowlers around at the moment that we are missing one developing right in front of us.

Hey, I think the blokes potentially great, but give him a few more years at this level before I rate him highly in this company.

 

[weldone]

Group C -
1 - Alan Davidson
2 - Keith Miller
3 - Dale Steyn
4 - Peter Pollock
5 - Bob Willis
6 - Ian Botham

Group D -
1 - Joel Garner
2 - Wasim Akram
3 - Frederick Spofforth
4 - Kapil Dev
5 - Shoaib Akhtar

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Couldn't believe so many people had put Pollock at 6... But then looked at the whole of the group. So incredibly close. Botham at his peak would be much higher, but over his whole career ends up lower down to my mind.

Group C
Pollock, P
Davidson
Miller
Steyn
Botham
Willis

Group D
Akram
Garner
Spofforth
Dev
Akhtar

 

[Goughy]

Group C
Pollock
Miller
Botham
Steyn
Davidson
Willis

Group D:
Garner
Spofforth
Akram
Akhtar
Kapil Dev

 

[morgieb]

**** me, group C is tough.

1. Davison
2. Steyn
3. Botham
4. Willis
5. Pollock
6. Miller

1. Wasim
2. Garner
3. Spofforth
4. Akthar
5. Dev

 

[Burgey]

Group C

Davidson
Steyn
Miller
Willis
Pollock
Botham

Epic it is.

Group D

Garner
Akram
Spofforth
Akthar
Dev

 

[Noble One]

Group C

1. Davidson
2. Miller
3. Steyn
4. Willis
5. Pollock
6. Botham

Group D

1. Akram
2. Garner
3. Akhtar
4. Dev
5. Spofforth

 

[Somerset]

Group C
Alan Davidson
Keith Miller
Ian Botham
Bob Willis
Dale Steyn
Peter Pollock

Group D
Wasim Akram
Joel Garner
Fred Spofforth
Kapil Dev
Shoaib Akhtar

 

[G.I.Joe]

Group C
Davidson
Miller
Steyn
Botham
Pollock
Willis

Group D
Akram
Garner
Dev
Akhtar
Spofforth

POST EDITED - thought Pollock was Junior, not Peter.

 

[Blakus]

Group C
Davidson
Steyn
Pollock
Miller
Willis
Botham

Group D
Garner
Akram
Spofforth
Akhtar
Dev

 

[JBH001]

Group C
Botham
Steyn
Davidson
Willis
Miller
Pollock

Group D
Akram
Garner
Dev
Spofforth
Akhtar

 

[Himannv]

Honestly Group C is extremely hard to rank. I would probably have slightly different ranks for them all everyday. Was miles tougher than Group A for me.

 

[Ikki]

Frankly, surprised to see Botham rated so high on some people's lists, as a pure bowler. Had an awesome first half to his career, but fell away pretty badly in the end.

 

[Matt79]

Frankly, surprised to see Botham rated so high on some people's lists, as a pure bowler. Had an awesome first half to his career, but fell away pretty badly in the end.

But what a first half it was though. Could make the same argument regarding Waqar as well.