Why the lack of left arm wristspinners throughout history ?

[Kenneth Viljoen]

It is easily the rarest form of bowling in the game , some teams can go decades before seeing a left arm wristspinner represent their national side.

 

[Sunil1z]

Bevan
Paul Adams
Brad Hogg
Kuldeep Yadav
Sandakadan ( Srilanka)

These are the first names on my mind .

 

[Migara]

It is easily the rarest form of bowling in the game , some teams can go decades before seeing a left arm wristspinner represent their national side.

Second rarest.

Rarest are finger flickers (Iverrson, Mendis and Gleeson) and ones who use wrist to bowl off breaks (Murali and Prasanna).

They are rare because it is difficult.

 

[Migara]

Bevan
Paul Adams
Brad Hogg
Kuldeep Yadav
Sandakadan ( Srilanka)

These are the first names on my mind .

Lindsay Kline
There is a new one from Afghanisthan I cannot recall his name
Simon Katich

 

[ataraxia]

Rarest are finger flickers (Ironmonger, Mendis and there was another Australian offie whose name I cannot recall)

Iverson?

 

[Burgey]

If your primary ball is spinning back into the right hander, just pick an offie I suppose. A way easier and more common skill set.

 

[mr_mister]

Johnny Wardle the GOAT of this style right?

 

[cnerd123]

Wrist Spin is hard enough. Right hand batters are the majority in grassroots cricket, so at least young right arm leggies keep spinning it away. Left arm leggies spin it into them and get tonked. So it's a tough gig.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

It is easily the rarest form of bowling in the game , some teams can go decades before seeing a left arm wristspinner represent their national side.

Michael Rippon represented 2 national sides last year and he comes from neither country.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Iverson?

Or Gleeson?

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Second rarest.

Rarest are finger flickers (Ironmonger, Mendis and there was another Australian offie whose name I cannot recall) and ones who use wrist to bowl off breaks (Murali and Prasanna).

They are rare because it is difficult.

I thought they were off spinners with the carrom ball being their variation

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Second rarest.

Rarest are finger flickers (Ironmonger, Mendis and there was another Australian offie whose name I cannot recall) and ones who use wrist to bowl off breaks (Murali and Prasanna).

They are rare because it is difficult.

I thought Ironmonger was just a regular SLA

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

The first known bowler to bowl this type of style was Charlie Llewellyn who played for South Africa in the 19th century, the most test wickets by a left arm wristspinner is Paul Adams ..Probably our biggest claim to fame with anything regarding spin bowling lol

 

[ankitj]

Johnny Wardle the GOAT of this style right?

Was he a wristie? Cricinfo says "Slow Left arm Orthodox, Left arm Wrist spin". Thought SLA is what he did primarily.

 

[ankitj]

The first known bowler to bowl this type of style was Charlie Llewellyn who played for South Africa in the 19th century, the most test wickets by a left arm wristspinner is Paul Adams ..Probably our biggest claim to fame with anything regarding spin bowling lol

Kuldeep should be able to so easily overtake Adams if not for Ash-Jaddu

 

[Starfighter]

Wrist spin is hard, lefty bowlers aren't a large proportion and at all but the elite level most batsmen are right-handed so an orthodox spinner has a huge advantage taking the ball away from the batsman.

 

[mr_mister]

Was he a wristie? Cricinfo says "Slow Left arm Orthodox, Left arm Wrist spin". Thought SLA is what he did primarily.

Apparently he used them to great effect in the SA tour of 56/57, taking 26 wickets at 13 in the tests

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Sobers the freak bowled left arm medium fast, SLAs, and left arm legspin as well as being a gun fielder, the 1st player to hit 6 6s in a 1st class over, and possibly the 2nd best batsman of all time. Half the posters on here think Jadeja is better though ???!!!

 

[honestbharani]

Bevan
Paul Adams
Brad Hogg
Kuldeep Yadav
Sandakadan ( Srilanka)

These are the first names on my mind .

Lindsay Kline
There is a new one from Afghanisthan I cannot recall his name
Simon Katich

Shamsi

 

[CricAddict]

Sobers the freak bowled left arm medium fast, SLAs, and left arm legspin as well as being a gun fielder, the 1st player to hit 6 6s in a 1st class over, and possibly the 2nd best batsman of all time. Half the posters on here think Jadeja is better though ???!!!

And the remaining half think Kallis.