Shaun Pollock vs Andy Roberts

[PlayerComparisons]

Two top 25 fast bowlers

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Gotta go for Pollock for the longevity

 

[number11]

Only youngsters or the ignorant would vote for Polly. Andy Roberts was as fearsome a quick as any who has ever bowled.
Stats are for prats - nothing else to say here.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Pollock probably in this one.

 

[Jumno]

Pollock for me

 

[PlayerComparisons]

So Pollock and Anderson have both beaten Roberts, but Roberts has beaten Walsh who has beaten Anderson

 

[Slifer]

So Pollock and Anderson have both beaten Roberts, but Roberts has beaten Walsh who has beaten Anderson

Roberts shouldn't be beating Walsh if people really value longevity.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Yeah and Walsh averages better than Roberts anyways

 

[BazBall21]

Walsh had better bowling conditions than Roberts and a notable imbalance between first and second innings.

 

[Aidan11]

I saw Roberts in his pomp.

No contest.

 

[shortpitched713]

I saw Roberts in his pomp.

No contest.

Can you provide context for why his bowling average ended up being not that impressive?

 

[Aidan11]

Can you provide context for why his bowling average ended up being not that impressive?

It was better than quite a few quick bowlers of that era. Besides stats don't tell the whole story. There is plenty of evidence on you tube of his bowling. It was quite fearsome. Like his team mates he could bowl quite a lifting bouncer. Didn't just save then for the big occasion either. Hampshire v Somerset - Roberts sent one down to a young Ian Botham. Seconds later Botham was picking up his front teeth from the floor.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Can you provide context for why his bowling average ended up being not that impressive?

Maybe he just wasn’t ATG quality

 

[Anil]

They are two very different bowlers...Roberts for me any day of the week, fearsome, spectacular bowler in his pomp.

 

[shortpitched713]

It was better than quite a few quick bowlers of that era. Besides stats don't tell the whole story. There is plenty of evidence on you tube of his bowling. It was quite fearsome. Like his team mates he could bowl quite a lifting bouncer. Didn't just save then for the big occasion either. Hampshire v Somerset - Roberts sent one down to a young Ian Botham. Seconds later Botham was picking up his front teeth from the floor.

Was he any more likely to get players out of the game through injury than others?

 

[Coronis]

It was better than quite a few quick bowlers of that era. Besides stats don't tell the whole story. There is plenty of evidence on you tube of his bowling. It was quite fearsome. Like his team mates he could bowl quite a lifting bouncer. Didn't just save then for the big occasion either. Hampshire v Somerset - Roberts sent one down to a young Ian Botham. Seconds later Botham was picking up his front teeth from the floor.

Brett Lee > Jason Gillespie imo.

He was far more fearsome, stats don’t tell the whole story.

 

[number11]

No one who watched both bowl would think Polly was the better bowler.
Bunch of youth here making silly statements.

 

[Coronis]

No one who watched both bowl would think Polly was the better bowler.
Bunch of youth here making silly statements.

Aesthetics are as overrated as certain players on this forum.

 

[a massive zebra]

Yeah, irrespective of aesthetics Pollock was by far the more successful bowler, so it's only to he expected that he is winning the pool easily.

 

[Coronis]

Yeah, irrespective of aesthetics Pollock was by far the more successful bowler, so it's only to he expected that he is winning the pool easily.

You’d be surprised how often the opposite is the case here.