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Warne with 0 wickets against Australia too.
Better strike rate and average thoughWarne with 0 wickets against Australia too.
Go to a maths class. His average and S/R is undefined.Better strike rate and average though
Reminds me of a certain Warne.
Self-fulfilling prophecy?First theorem of CW : Any thread given enough time would turn into Murali v Warne.
This is not 33 matches, but (40 innings + 5 years) and Waqar had the 8th best peak here.Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com
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So I've long thought that Waqar at his peak was quite possibly the greatest ever, now I'm just going to put it out there as a challenge to anyone else as I'm genuinely interested. Can you find a bowler who performed better, over a minimum of 33 Tests, than this statline for an ace strike bowler?
Ave: 19.15
SR: 36.0 ?!
Rules are it must be a contiguous period, so no omitting any Tests during the period. Also nice if it doesn't have a career break in it as well but not essential, as long as it is a contiguous run of Tests.
Also please spare me your Barnes and Lohmanns' for this exercise and let's keep it to bowlers in the living memory of at least someone on this forum.
That BMAC guy is hella old thoughAlso please spare me your Barnes and Lohmanns' for this exercise and let's keep it to bowlers in the living memory of at least someone on this forum.
Only 42That BMAC guy is hella old though
Okay, so taking out the super old fogeys, the ones of relevance are Imran, Lock, Laker, Murali, and Underwood. Will dig a bit, and see which of them have a good comparison in a 33+ match criteria window when I get a chance, but it's a great place to get a start. Some others further down might be worth a shout as well. Thanks!This is not 33 matches, but (40 innings + 5 years) and Waqar had the 8th best peak here.
http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/thr...at-least-40-innings.88915/page-3#post-4865804
Didn't minnow-bash at all either, unlike Waqar.Richard Hadlee 1984-1988
33 Tests , 191 wickets @ 18.15
SR is 43.90 , Economy 2.48
Also averaged 30 with the bat in this period
Strike rate far inferior to Waqar's with a similar averge, but it's a good shout. Peak Murali was something else.Murali says hi too.
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Fair, but in my mind that's mainly thanks to things like Lara's 277 and Ambrose's 7-1Australia were supposed to be pretty good from 89 onwards IIRC and they couldn't beat the WI until 1995
Even those guys while not great, are not really minnows eitherFair, but in my mind that's mainly thanks to things like Lara's 277 and Ambrose's 7-1
My overall point re Burgeys original point is that he was probably picturing Waqar running through Keith Arthurton, Junior Murray and Phil Simmons calibre batsmen
Getting into strike rate, when Murali bowled his overs he might have been taking his wickets at a quicker rate per time. How long did waqar take to bowl an over? How long did Murali take?Strike rate far inferior to Waqar's with a similar averge, but it's a good shout. Peak Murali was something else.
Why are you describing your posts?Yeah, and if I'd made a thread saying his peak was the greatest of all time you could rightly point it out instead of bringing it up here for the standard abominable arsewipe reasons which no one else can understand.