Who is/was the ultimate, most proficient and masterful medium-paced-dibbly-dobbler?

[Julian87]

Probably doesn't really belong in this thread because he was a genuine opening bowler, but I always loved watching Adam Dale bowl. Used to wobble the ball around stump to stump and just nibble it enough either way to always be a genuine threat.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Was still able to do it for a long time after stopping playing FC cricket too.

 

[Prince EWS]

I always felt Chris Martin was 3 or 4 Keegan Meth overs away from his maiden Test half-century.

Nah lbw for a duck for sure.

 

[Prince EWS]

How much slower is he than Copeland?

Not much but unarguably so.

 

[Hurricane]

Nah, Vaas took it as far as 2009

Vaas a dibbly dobbly ? I guess then either Hadlee or McGrath was the best then.

Why is Vaas getting mentioned in this thread?

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Demeaning Vaas means Migara can fap all the harder over Murali

 

[Hurricane]

Demeaning Vaas means Migara can fap all the harder over Murali

I thought Migara was a huge Vaas fan and uses him as an example of how Murali had to compete for wickets at some stages of his career.

 

[Migara]

Demeaning Vaas means Migara can fap all the harder over Murali

Vaas was utterly slow late in his career bowling 72-77mph range. But even at that speed he took some serious hauls and won SL games,

 

[Hurricane]

70 mph is slow 78 is nippy

 

[marc71178]

Why is Vaas getting mentioned in this thread?

Because no matter how relevant to the question it is, a Sri Lankan has to be brought up...

 

[andruid]

It does involve test matches, which I hear Sri Lanka get to play occasionally

 

[the big bambino]

Vaas got more stick from critics than batsmen. Yes he was average on the speed gun but he was class.

 

[weldone]

The first page of this thread reminded me that I used to be a NZ fan (except when they played against India) in ODI cricket when Gavin Larsen and Chris Harris used to bowl in the middle overs in tandem.

Typical scenario
Opposition require 130 runs off 30 overs with 7 wickets in hand
Larsen and Harris come to bowl
Opposition require 60 runs off 10 overs with 5 wickets in hand after a while

And then, NZ loses obviously.

 

[andruid]

A side question. Where did the term 'military medium' come from?

 

[weldone]

A side question. Where did the term 'military medium' come from?

Maybe because their run-up is like military marching

 

[WalkingWicket]

A side question. Where did the term 'military medium' come from?

I think it's from the fact that they'd hit the same pace/line/length all the time, with military-like accuracy.

 

[Gob]

virat kohli

 

[fredfertang]

virat kohli

and finally, after more than five years at the top, Ajit Agarkar loses his title as the most often used single name answer to an opening post in the history of CW

 

[JBMAC]

In answer to question posed in thread title...........Ken(Slasher) Mackay

 

[fredfertang]

As soon as I saw that JB had posted in this thread I knew that Slasher would be his nomination