DrWolverine
U19 Cricketer
As a bowler
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McGrath vs Hadlee
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sayon basak
International Debutant
This is close. Both tier 1 pacers alongwith Marshall imo.
Glenn McGrath just. Could have gone either way.
Glenn McGrath just. Could have gone either way.
sayon basak
International Debutant
Who was better: Hadlee or McGrath?
I watched them both, all of their careers (not every match for Hadlee, but pretty close to every Test match for McGrath) I would say Hadlee by a decent but not huge margin:)
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Glenn McGrath vs Richard Hadlee
How can you find the records of bowlers based on the batsmen dismissed batting by position? can't find it on statsguru
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Marshall vs McGrath vs Hadlee
No pacer, even the top tier, has a flawless record. Marshall only has that one lame series in NZ where he had a back injury which is a hole in his record. This isn't really a big deal though and he is a clear success everywhere else. McGrath has a moderate record in Pakistan and SL, which...
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HouHsiaoHsien
International Debutant
Mcgrath has a longevity factor that tilts this towards him slightly
Thala_0710
First Class Debutant
This poll deserves to be much closer. Just for that I'll change my vote
kyear2
International Coach
McGrath played in that tougher era, his style is almost independent of conditions, he played more high pressure matches, he elevated a team from great to one of the two greatest. He was also better vs the best of his day that Hadlee imo.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Hadlee has too much of his career focused around NZ, Aus and Eng.
McGrath is more spread out across countries, in a tougher era and over a longer career sample.
McGrath is more spread out across countries, in a tougher era and over a longer career sample.
BazBall21
International Captain
I think Hadlee's performance threshold v the best batsmen was restricted a bit by there not being as much pressure at the other end. McGrath's record against top drawer batsmen is ridiculous though.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Agree McGrath had Great record vs top tier batsmen, but both Tendulkar and Lara did held their own against him.
BazBall21
International Captain
Lara moreso. I think McGrath had Tendulkar overall.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Tendulkar played 2 full series vs McGrath, was MOS in the first (and had 3 very controversial decisions go against) and in the second, scored dual half centuries in the 1st Test and a match winning century in Chennai. Outside that played a one-off match in 90s he didn't scored much, and 2 games in a series he was called mid way out of injury, and in the second game scored a 50 crucial for the victory. Don't think can give McGrath the edge there.
BazBall21
International Captain
The decisions issue is a can of worms. That might have happened to various players in critical showdowns throughout history. McGrath's record head to head v Tendulkar in Test and ODI is very good.
Johan
State Vice-Captain
Sachin's average is 36.77 when McGrath played, head to head
Tendulkar's head-to-head average against bowlers
Came across this list compiled by Charles Davis. Bowlers who have dismissed SRT at least few times..
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kyear2
International Coach
Yeah, looks slight edge to the bowlers there.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
As I just pointed, looking from series to series, I will disagree there. Donald had an advantage over SRT, but given he was brilliant in both the full series vs McGrath and did good in a separate game with an injury, I can't place McGrath ahead. You could argue of average, but I think in such small sample sizes, a match to match analysis works better.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Re head to head, the first time McGrath got Sachin India were like 20 runs off crusing to 80. Not saying the wicket shan't count, just some context while average in such small sample sizes may not be properly reflective of the game.