is paul harris the worst bowler to take 100+ wickets?

[Riggins]

self explan.

was chatting with my brother.

a more caring person might include lists and stats etc.

 

[NUFAN]

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

Actually think you could make a case for anyone from the top 10 of this list..

 

[Maximas]

Harris wasn't too bad I thought, did the holding role pretty well in the company of a good pace attack, but was capable of little else I suppose, I note Harris had a better average and economy rate than Ashley Giles, who is probably one of the best comparisons on that list

 

[Ray.]

Ishant Sharma is and will be.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Hooper wasn't in for his bowling so gets a bit of leeway. I think a player getting that many wickets with his weakest part of his game should be applauded. could almost give Shastri the same as he was an opener for a while but the fact he is a **** makes you discount that.

The English lads are all worthy contenders, Emburey probably the best of them and not helped by being picked late in his career when he wasn't up to it.

Giles or Harris for me.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hasn't Ravi Shastri got 100+?

He's probably yer boy, if so.

Harris was a wily kinda bowler. Not much in the way of turn or dip, but varied his pace quite well and was rarely collared like some of his Saffer slow option successors have been.

 

[Daemon]

Bowling his stupid leg stump line to Sehwag while he nonchalantly kept making room and smacking him through covers on the way to 319 was the highlight of Harris' career

 

[Flem274*]

I liked Paul Harris. Was gun filler.

 

[social]

Played club cricket with DeFreitas and I cannot believe that he took 140 test wickets - reasonable grade bowler but would have been lucky to have played state cricket in Oz

 

[Cabinet96]

Harris wasn't too bad I thought, did the holding role pretty well in the company of a good pace attack, but was capable of little else I suppose, I note Harris had a better average and economy rate than Ashley Giles, who is probably one of the best comparisons on that list

Yeah this. Easy to say in hindsight, but South Africa dropping him for Tahir was a poor call, at least for tests in SA and Aus.

 

[Uppercut]

Hasn't Ravi Shastri got 100+?

He's probably yer boy, if so.

Harris was a wily kinda bowler. Not much in the way of turn or dip, but varied his pace quite well and was rarely collared like some of his Saffer slow option successors have been.

I think he benefited from his spiceboy haircut, infuriating style of batting and generally annoying face. Seemed to get a lot of his wickets from batsmen trying to smash him as a matter of principle.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I think he benefited from his spiceboy haircut, infuriating style of batting and generally annoying face. Seemed to get a lot of his wickets from batsmen trying to smash him as a matter of principle.

Jeez, did he dump yer sister or something?

Much more worthy cricketing targets of the UC ire, for my tuppence.

 

[cnerd123]

It's surprising how many of the top 10 in that list are left arm spinners

Boje, Shastri, Rafique, Giles, Harris.

 

[NZTailender]

I liked Paul Harris. Was gun filler.

Same. I thought he bowled pretty well for the first part of his career, then it all just fell away I guess.

 

[Jono]

I loved Harris.

Made Tendulkar and Dravid his bitch in 06 to win SA their home series. One of my worst cricket memories.

 

[Jono]

No idea why my post has a wink smiley

 

[Cabinet96]

You flirt.

 

[Dan]

Virat's getting jealous now...

 

[Blocky]

Fidel Edwards. By far.

 

[Dan]

Fidel Edwards. By far.

Right up there with Dilhara Fernando, IMO. Edwards' sucking for 65 more wickets gives him the edge though.