NZ's 2nd greatest test bowler.

[Fuller Pilch]

Simple question. Hadlee is no 1. Who is no 2? Give reasons for your answer.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Wagner because he's a champion.

 

[trundler]

Southee. Firmly believe he's at least on par with Anderson. He's the Anderson to Hadlee's Trueman though Sir Paddles wasn't an HTB.

 

[Flem274*]

was in several minds, but settled on Cowie. I can't think of any account that didn't rate him as really, really ****in good.

The best I have seen the career of is Shane Bond followed by a solid gap to Southee or Wagner.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Trying to figure out how Jadeja can be the answer to this thread, but actually struggling for once.

Southee IMO - has the longevity, and really very Anderson-like.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

None of these clowns averaged 16.

 

[Line and Length]

Daylight to second. An ATG followed by a bunch of almost VGs

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Trying to figure out how Jadeja can be the answer to this thread, but actually struggling for once.

Best I could do unfortunately.

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[trundler]

Daylight to second. An ATG followed by a bunch of almost VGs

Sounds like England's situation except Trueman wasn't as good as Hadlee.

 

[Line and Length]

Sounds like England's situation except Trueman wasn't as good as Hadlee.

I saw both and remain a Trueman fan. Besides, Trueman has names like Bedser, Larwood, Tyson, Willis, Snow et al behind him

 

[Lillian Thomson]

With all the spurious Hadlee/Trueman stuff (good word that) going on I’d say Bond is to Hadlee what Tyson was to Trueman, with inferior bowlers with deeper records in between.

 

[Bolo.]

Trying to figure out how Jadeja can be the answer to this thread, but actually struggling for once.

Southee IMO - has the longevity, and really very Anderson-like.

Jadeja is still the correct answer.

The question is clearly wrong.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Best I could do unfortunately.

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A bunch of dickheads on CW didn't rate him in the ATG All Rounder thread. He clearly took it personally.
I've alerted him to your post already.

 

[Nikhil99.99]

Tough question but Cowie.The best fast bowler between larwood and lindwall.This time sadly coincided with WW2.Bowled well to some great batsman as well.Barry Richards of bowlers Imo,lack of opportunities in internationals.No doubt on both players skills tho.

 

[honestbharani]

Its amazing that except Cowie everyone has been post 2000 (Vettori debuted a bit earlier but I see him as a noughties player).

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Cowie on top at the moment. I find them really hard to separate - all have different strengths and weaknesses.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Clarrie Grimmett

 

[Immenso]

I'd go Cowie.

12 year career. Shame about the war.

Although, perhaps I'd want to look into his record in the unofficial 'tests' v Australians, as well. And include that. Cant remember how he went.

 

[Athlai]

Cowie and Bond could've been but weren't. The answer is Southee

 

[AndrewB]

I'd go Cowie.

12 year career. Shame about the war.

Although, perhaps I'd want to look into his record in the unofficial 'tests' v Australians, as well. And include that. Cant remember how he went.

Which unofficial Tests are those? His Wiki page only refers to the NZ touring side of 1937 playing 3 matches in Australia on the way home, and they were against state teams. (Cowie took 3-72 against SA, including dismissing Bradman for 11; 4-76 and 2-27 against NSW; and didn't play against Victoria).