Richard Hadlee vs Curtly Ambrose

[PlayerComparisons]

Who and why?

 

[kyear2]

This one will be close. I love Ambrose, but believe Hadlee will easily win this one. Both top 5 bowlers of all time though.

 

[Bahnz]

Hadlee at the Gabba, Ambrose at the Waca.

 

[smash84]

Richard Hadlee, arguably the finest fast bowler ever to play the game. After a slow start to his career just seemed to get better and better with time.

 

[Flem274*]

Hadlee, but just. Both in my top 5.

 

[Slifer]

Hadlee. Of course it's close though.

 

[The Sean]

Hadlee, by - as a wise man might put it - the barest of margins.

 

[Zinzan]

Yep Hadlee by a whisker.

For me, Hadlee's no. 2 greatest pace bowler of all time after Marshall, and Ambrose no. 3. so couldn't be closer.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Not many bowlers would get the nod over Ambrose but Hadlee was one of them.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Hadlee is my 2nd or 3rd greatest bowler after Akram and Marshall ( not sure )
Ambrose - 10 places lower at 12 or 13.

So, Hadlee > Ambrose as a bowler
As a player
Hadlee >> Ambrose.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Who and why?

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[Bolo.]

Clearly Hadlee for me.

Ambrose is one of the top few bowlers ever, so there really isn't much in it at all, but in terms of razor-thin margins, Hadlees ability to consistently pick up wickets is a massive advantage.

 

[Aritro]

Hadlee sounds like someone who would be revered a lot more globally if he'd played for a bigger nation. I've binged a lot of videos of him lately. Every inch of his run up and every movement of his action seems to have been measured, repeated, fine-tuned and committed to muscle memory. It's a wonderful, gliding, graceful thing of quite stunning precision.

 

[Bolo.]

Hadlee sounds like someone who would be revered a lot more globally if he'd played for a bigger nation. I've binged a lot of videos of him lately. Every inch of his run up and every movement of his action seems to have been measured, repeated, fine-tuned and committed to muscle memory. It's a wonderful, gliding, graceful thing of quite stunning precision.

Sounds like you are describing a worse, but better looking version of Ambrose.

 

[a massive zebra]

Both top 5 of all time, after Marshall and along with McGrath and Steyn, but its Hadlee by a hair for me.

 

[kyear2]

Both top 5 of all time, after Marshall and along with McGrath and Steyn, but its Hadlee by a hair for me.

Yeah, exactly this.

 

[ImpatientLime]

Hadlee is my 2nd or 3rd greatest bowler after Akram and Marshall ( not sure )
Ambrose - 10 places lower at 12 or 13.

So, Hadlee > Ambrose as a bowler
As a player
Hadlee >> Ambrose.

you reckon there are 11/12 better quicks in test history than Ambrose?

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

you reckon there are 11/12 better quicks in test history than Ambrose?

Bowlers.

Akram
Marshall / Hadlee
Murali
Barnes
Lillee
Steyn
McGrath
Warne
Trueman
Donald