DoG's Top 100 Test Bowlers Countdown Thread 100-1

[The Battlers Prince]

Good ol’ Billy, good to see him so high.
Be interested to see where Wilfred Rhodes comes in. A very long career, one half as a truly great spinner, the second half not so much.

 

[mr_mister]

Damn Caddick and Fraser. Have a feeling Gough might sneak in

 

[Days of Grace]

No.53

Kapil Dev (India) 726

Quality Points: 606
Career Points: 120

Career: 1978-1994
Wickets: 434
Gold Performances: 5
7/56 vs. Pakistan at Chennai 1980 (16.32)
5/28 vs. Australia at Melbourne 1981 (15.84)
8/85 vs. Pakistan at Lahore 1983 (15.99)
9/83 vs. West Indies at Ahmedabad 1983 (16.84)
8/106 vs. Australia at Adelaide 1985 (15.64)
Silver Performances: 8
Bronze Performances: 14

Overall Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 28.09 (29.65) 61.18 (63.92) 3.61
50 Innings Peak Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings (1978-1981): 22.78 49.06 5.22
Non-Home Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 30.67 68.41 3.63
Quality Opposition Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 26.00 54.85 4.55

 

[Starfighter]

I've just noticed that Kapil and Harbhajan have really low quality points compared to a large number of bowlers ranked behind them.

 

[Coronis]

Long careers!

 

[morgieb]

I've just noticed that Kapil and Harbhajan have really low quality points compared to a large number of bowlers ranked behind them.

That's what 400+ wickets does for you.

 

[Mike5181]

No.55

Andrew Caddick (England) 725

Quality Points: 653
Career Points: 72

Career: 1993-2003
Wickets: 234
Gold Performances: 6
5/63 vs. West Indies at Bridgetown 1994 (15.83)
5/42 vs. Australia at The Oval 1997 (17.73)
7/46 vs. South Africa at Durban 1999 (17.68)
5/16 vs. West Indies at Lord's 2000 (17.67)
6/122 vs. New Zealand at Christchurch 2002 (15.13)
7/94 vs. Australia at Sydney 2003 (17.14)
Silver Performances: 6
Bronze Performances: 4

Overall Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 27.11 (29.91) 56.62 (57.94) 4.78
50 Innings Peak Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings (1994-2000): 23.40 51.55 5.22
Non-Home Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 26.82 56.58 4.62
Quality Opposition Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 28.86 56.79 4.86

Surprising number of gold performances from Caddick.

Andrew Caddick, brand new ball, has just been put out of Jade Stadium.

 

[stephen]

I got criticised the other day for saying that McDermott was noticeably better than Gillespie. Nice to see some vindication.

 

[harsh.ag]

I got criticised the other day for saying that McDermott was noticeably better than Gillespie. Nice to see some vindication.

Declaring vindication with a ranking that says Caddick was noticeably better than Gillespie?

 

[Days of Grace]

No.52

Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (India) 728

Quality Points: 643
Career Points: 84

Career: 1964-1979
Wickets: 242
Gold Performances: 4
6/38 vs. England at The Oval 1971 (17.38)
6/120 vs. West Indies at Port of Spain 1976 (15.02)
6/52 vs. Australia at Melbourne 1978 (15.19)
6/52 vs. Australia at Melbourne 1978 (16.38)
Silver Performances: 7
Bronze Performances: 9

Overall Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 28.71 (29.75) 59.31 (65.96) 5.04
50 Innings Peak Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings (1971-1977): 25.93 53.56 5.84
Non-Home Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 31.11 61.92 4.82
Quality Opposition Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 27.24 56.87 5.14

Very impressive set of numbers for Chandra. The twin 6/52 performances against Australia were the first time a bowler recorded identical figures in the same test according to Wikipedia.

 

[Days of Grace]

Declaring vindication with a ranking that says Caddick was noticeably better than Gillespie?

Averages suggest they were not better per se, but Caddick and McDermott's bowling had more impact for their team than Gillespie's.

 

[Starfighter]

I see that Chandra must've held the record for best twin figures in a match before O'Keefe's effort in India last year. Quite remarkable. That whole series always sounded very interesting to me, but there's so little of the offical cricket during the WSC years available.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I got criticised the other day for saying that McDermott was noticeably better than Gillespie. Nice to see some vindication.

Emphasis on "some"

 

[stephen]

I looked over Gillespie's career the other night. He was a gun before the turn of the century. After the turn of the century he averaged over 30 in twice as many series as he averaged under 30.

He was the kind of bowler who looked really good but wasn't as effective as he looked. Much like Morkel actually.

 

[Days of Grace]

No.51

Stuart Broad (England) 728

Quality Points: 617
Career Points: 110

Career: 2007-
Wickets: 433
Gold Performances: 6
5/37 vs. Australia at The Oval 2009 (17.60)
6/46 vs. India at Nottingham 2011 (15.67)
7/44 vs. New Zealand at Lord's 2013 (16.28)
6/25 vs. India at Manchester 2014 (16.42)
8/15 vs. Australia at Nottingham 2015 (22.75)
6/17 vs. South Africa at Johannesburg 2016 (19.66)
Silver Performances: 7
Bronze Performances: 11

Overall Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 26.37 (28.93) 60.13 (58.33) 3.81
50 Innings Peak Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings (2014-2016): 21.40 51.52 4.45
Non-Home Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 29.01 68.38 3.32
Quality Opposition Average/Strike-Rate/Points Per Innings: 25.66 59.35 3.98

Broad's 8/15 is the highest rated bowling performance ever.

 

[Days of Grace]

The top 50 is upon us. To make this more interactive, post who you think will make nos. 41-50.

 

[smash84]

I think Shaun Pollock will be an entry into this group and everyone will be surprised how he ended so low

 

[trundler]

I expect Bedser and Fazal to pop up soon.

 

[Starfighter]

Ntini maybe?

 

[trundler]

Larwood maybe.