Part time bowlers you love to watch?

[karan316]

There have been quite a few part timers bowlers whom we would love to watch,
Michael Clarke and Kane Williamson are very handy part time spinners at the moment and have most of the qualities of a regular spinner, Ganguly was quite good on seaming wicket with his simple approach and easy action, Collingwood had a lovely action with some good variations.

Which are the best part time bowlers you'd love to see?

 

[GIMH]

Roooooooooooooot

 

[fredfertang]

Boycs was a laugh - came in off a short run up, collar up and cap on - he did make the ball wobble about a lot in both directions, but with no pace at all, so he couldn't trouble decent batsmen

 

[Howe_zat]

MS Dhoni's a better bowler than he is a keeper

 

[GIMH]

I'm a better physics teacher than I am astronaut, what's your point?

 

[Howe_zat]

I'm amazed you managed something worse than that lesson. Did you kill anyone?

 

[GIMH]

A few people, nothing major

 

[Furball]

Ishant Sharma
Mitchell Starc
Ashton Agar
Ravichandran Ashwin

 

[Hooksey]

Boycs was a laugh - came in off a short run up, collar up and cap on - he did make the ball wobble about a lot in both directions, but with no pace at all, so he couldn't trouble decent batsmen

Boycott did make for an amusing sight at the bowling crease. Managed to get 7 test wickets too.

 

[fredfertang]

Boycott did make for an amusing sight at the bowling crease. Managed to get 7 test wickets too.

England used him as a bowler in the 1979 World Cup and he did pretty well - took a few wickets and didn't give much away, but iirc he didn't score many runs

 

[Hooksey]

England used him as a bowler in the 1979 World Cup and he did pretty well - took a few wickets and didn't give much away, but iirc he didn't score many runs

Boycott did surprise a few when he batted in one day matches though. It was at first assumed because of the way he approached batting in test matches that he wouldn't be able to adjust to the short game. But he came out and produced shots people didn't realise he had.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I can't believe that "Kane Williamson" and "love to watch" have come together in the same thread.

 

[fredfertang]

Boycott did surprise a few when he batted in one day matches though. It was at first assumed because of the way he approached batting in test matches that he wouldn't be able to adjust to the short game. But he came out and produced shots people didn't realise he had.

I don't recall him pulling up too many trees for England in ODIs, but always loved the story of his 146 in the Gillette Final in '65 when he farted about as per normal until Closey came in and threatened him with all sorts of physical abuse and he then smashed the bowling all over the place

 

[Dissector]

Boycott did surprise a few when he batted in one day matches though. It was at first assumed because of the way he approached batting in test matches that he wouldn't be able to adjust to the short game. But he came out and produced shots people didn't realise he had.

Any videos? Would love to see this.

Gavaskar's only ODI hundred against NZ was in a similar vein; some of his shots were stunning, in particular check out the six off Chatfield at 22 seconds.

 

[Hooksey]

I don't recall him pulling up too many trees for England in ODIs, but always loved the story of his 146 in the Gillette Final in '65 when he farted about as per normal until Closey came in and threatened him with all sorts of physical abuse and he then smashed the bowling all over the place

I had a good chuckle when Botham admitted to running Boycott out on purpose in a test because he was farting about wasting time instead of making runs.

 

[fredfertang]

I had a good chuckle when Botham admitted to running Boycott out on purpose in a test because he was farting about wasting time instead of making runs.

....particularly as it was Boycs only series as England captain

 

[robelinda]

I had a good chuckle when Botham admitted to running Boycott out on purpose in a test because he was farting about wasting time instead of making runs.

can only post ONE video now in posts?

 

[Hooksey]

....particularly as it was Boycs only series as England captain

Only Botham would have had the nerve to pull such a stunt

 

[morgieb]

Wade.

 

[Geoffboycott]

Steve Waugh and Ricky ponting. Both pretty handy.