Andy Roberts vs Courtney Walsh

[Burgey]

He varied the speed of his bouncers didn't he? The first one was a relatively slow sighter, which a good batsman could help on its way. The second one much faster, often resulting in the batman being helped on his way back to the changing room.

The late David Hookes found this out to his detriment

 

[ankitj]

Who is the fifth greatest West Indian bowler after Marshall, Ambrose, Garner, and Holding?

You have made a lot of polls here. You might want to start making polls public so we can see who voted for whom. Helps to know who we should attack for making "wrong" choice.

 

[Pothas]

Walsh always underrated on here.

Then again it might just be because him and Ambrose together are one of the first things I can really remember about cricket.

 

[wpdavid]

Walsh always underrated on here.

Then again it might just be because him and Ambrose together are one of the first things I can really remember about cricket.

Yup, that's how it works. Along those lines, the other thing that I meant to say about Roberts is that people of my generation will remember is his impact on the county game for Hampshire in the early 1970s. Admittedly having Barry Richards and Gordon Greenidge at the top of the order helped, but the arrival of Roberts made a massive difference; title winners in 1973 and runners up in 1974, after being nowhere near for about 15 years.