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Ranking the candidates for best fast bowler ever - ~20 contenders

TheJediBrah

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McGrath
Marshall
Ambrose
Steyn
Barnes
Davidson
Holding
Lillee
Hadlee
Donald
Trueman
Lindwall
Garner
Khan
Wasim
Waqar
Roberts
Larwood
Bedser
Pollock
Adcock
Tyson
Walsh
Philander
Anderson


very generous putting Anderson in there at all IMO. Plenty better bowlers than him over the years, even recently.
 

Prince EWS

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Wait do we get to choose our own I thought we were just ranking the 25 already picked
Nah you did it right, people are just debating who the 25 should be because people are like that. :p

Whatever you think of the 25, the fact that people have already started voting definitely makes it too late to change it now. It is what it is.
 

Indipper

State Regular
I'll have a go:
Marshall
Donald
McGrath
Ambrose
Trueman
Lillee
Steyn
Garner
Anderson
Holding
Hadlee
Lindwall
Waqar
Davidson
Wasim
Walsh
Imran
Larwood
Roberts
Adcock
Bedser
S Pollock
Tyson
Philander-cant rate
Barnes-wont rate/spinner
 

Coronis

International Coach
Marshall
McGrath
Steyn
Ambrose
Hadlee
Barnes
Imran
Trueman
Wasim
Donald
Lillee
Lindwall
Davidson
Waqar
Garner
Pollock
Adcock
Bedser
Philander
Holding
Walsh
Roberts
Tyson
Larwood
Anderson
 

Engle

State Vice-Captain
Marshall
Ambrose
Khan*
Barnes
Trueman*
McGrath*
Lillee
Holding
Steyn*
Hadlee*
Lindwall*
Davidson
Garner
Wasim
Waqar
Roberts*
Donald
Bedser*
Walsh*
Pollock
Tyson
Adcock*
Anderson
Larwood
Philander*
 

cnerd123

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I'm assuming Tests only + trying to consider them at their peaks as bowlers + some weight given to how long they could sustain their best form

Marshall
McGrath
Steyn
Barnes
Wasim
Ambrose
Imran
Lillee
Hadlee
Holding
Roberts
Walsh
Donald
S Pollock
Trueman
Anderson
Waqar
Garner
Bedser
Lindwall
Tyson
Adcock
Larwood
Davidson
Philander

This is very tough honestly. Wish I could dedicate a few more hours to reviewing all their stats and performances and footage to make a better list. Oh well.
 

ankitj

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Marshall
Hadlee
Barnes
McGrath
Ambrose
Steyn
Trueman
Imran
Donald
Lillee
Wasim
Pollock
Waqar
Garner
Holding
Davidson
Lindwall
Roberts
Walsh
Adcock
Philander
Bedser
Anderson
Tyson
Larwood
 
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OverratedSanity

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Marshall
Hadlee
McGrath
Steyn
Imran
Ambrose
Wasim
Trueman
Lillee
Barnes
Donald
Waqar
Lindwall
Davidson
Garner
Holding
Larwood
Pollock
Walsh
Philander
Bedser
Roberts
Anderson
Adcock
Tyson
 

Burgey

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Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course, but fancy putting Hadlee (or indeed anyone) ahead of McGrath. You'd have to have suffered a closed head injury to even contemplate it.

The only bloke who's close to McGrath is Marshall, and he bests MM as well. People have spent years on here downplaying the records of batsmen in the 2000s because it was meant to be such an easy batting era, yet don't take this into consideration when they point out McGrath's average is similar to blokes who played in the 80s and 90s. He's head and shoulders the best fast bowler of all time. Just do the right thing and run the poll for places 2-25 ffs.
 

jimmy101

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Only omitted Cowie coz he played **** all tests
I love your work with these things MM, but I always find it ridiculous when people exclude players from such things due to a low number of Test matches played. Obviously the reason why Cowie, and others such as Procter, played such a low number of Tests was due to external factors. It's not like he was dropped and couldn't break back into the team or something.
 

TheJediBrah

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Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course, but fancy putting Hadlee (or indeed anyone) ahead of McGrath. You'd have to have suffered a closed head injury to even contemplate it.

The only bloke who's close to McGrath is Marshall, and he bests MM as well. People have spent years on here downplaying the records of batsmen in the 2000s because it was meant to be such an easy batting era, yet don't take this into consideration when they point out McGrath's average is similar to blokes who played in the 80s and 90s. He's head and shoulders the best fast bowler of all time. Just do the right thing and run the poll for places 2-25 ffs.
He's Australian though
 

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