CW's Ranking of Pace Bowlers (Tests)

[subshakerz]

Premature to put Cummins on the list. I will go for Wes Hall.

 

[Calm_profit]

Anderson before Willis? Willis had better numbers away from home.

 

[harsh.ag]

James Anderson

are you drunk

 

[Daemon]

Larwood

 

[Nikhil99.99]

Larwood

 

[HookShot]

Harold Larwood

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I thought voting Larwood was a lost cause and was going to change to Adcock, Shoaib, and Bond but will stay with Harold.

Larwood it is

 

[gftw]

Willis - 3
Cummins - 7
Hall - 1
Larwood - 4

The List
1. Malcolm Marshall
2. Glenn Mcgrath
3. Richard Hadlee
4. Curtly Ambrose
5. Dale Steyn
6. Imran Khan
7. Dennis Lillee
8. Fred Trueman
9. Wasim Akram
10. Allan Donald
11. Joel Garner
12. Ray Lindwall
13. Michael Holding
14. Waqar Younis
15. Alan Davidson
16. Shaun Pollock
17. Courtney Walsh
18. Andy Roberts
19. James Anderson
20. Pat Cummins

The vote for the #21 test pace bowler of all-time begins now.

 

[CricAddict]

Willis

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I don't get all the votes for Willis even though was a top bloke and commentator. 325 wickets in 90 tests in the 70s and 80s is okay, but not outstanding. In comparison Southee has 336 and is in his 85th. For much of his career he was only England's 2nd best seamer (behind Snow and Botham) as well.

I'd put the likes of Larwood, Bedser, Philander, Tyson, Adcock, Statham, Bond, Asif, Wagner and Shoaib all ahead of Willis.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Willis.

 

[Line and Length]

Willis

 

[morgieb]

Bedser (not sure if we're counting him but if Davidson was picked?)

 

[Fuller Pilch]

2nd best change seamer (behind Garner) and 3rd best ever left armer behind Wasim and Davidson:

Averages under 30 against everyone except Sri Lanka:

Neil Wagner

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Why the laughing? Name a better non-new ball bowler other than Garner, or a better left armer other than Wasim and Davidson.

 

[subshakerz]

I don't get all the votes for Willis even though was a top bloke and commentator. 325 wickets in 90 tests in the 70s and 80s is okay, but not outstanding. In comparison Southee has 336 and is in his 85th. For much of his career he was only England's 2nd best seamer (behind Snow and Botham) as well.

I'd put the likes of Larwood, Bedser, Philander, Tyson, Adcock, Statham, Bond, Asif, Wagner and Shoaib all ahead of Willis.

Yeah Willis is a mystery to me.

 

[Shady Slim]

Why the laughing? Name [...] or a better left armer other than Wasim and Davidson.

chaminda vaas

 

[Fuller Pilch]

chaminda vaas

Nah. Good ODI bowler though

 

[subshakerz]

Wes Hall.

 

[Shady Slim]

Nah. Good ODI bowler though

yea