Battle of the Test Bowling

[shaka]

De Villiers

 

[Sanz]

Tayfield

 

[silentstriker]

8-4 to Tayfield


AA Mailey 9 for 121 Aus Eng Melbourne 1920-21
http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1920-21/ENG_IN_AUS/ENG_AUS_T4_11-16FEB1921.html

vs.

Dennis Lillee, 6/26 vs England, MCG 1977
http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1976-77/ENG_IN_AUS/ENG_AUS_T_12-17MAR1977.html

 

[Dasa]

Mailey.

 

[benchmark00]

I know it's a 9 fa but I can't go past Lillee's effort, it was simply awesome.

 

[aussie]

the big Dennis

 

[Sanz]

Mailey.

 

[a massive zebra]

Mailey

 

[oz_fan]

Mailey

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Lillee.

Mailey got a lot of overs and conceded an equal lot of runs. No time pressure on him either. And four of the batsmen made fifties.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Lillee.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Lillee for me. An absolutely amazing spell.

 

[cameeel]

Lillee

 

[alternative]

Mailey

 

[shaka]

Lillee

 

[Perm]

Dennis Lillee

 

[Matteh]

Lillee

 

[Goughy]

Going against my normal thoughts, I vote Lillee. Mailey was undoubtably impressive, but a 9fer when the innings lasts over 100 overs and you conceed over 100 runs owes a lot to the lack of penetration of the bowlers from the other end.

Lillee

 

[silentstriker]

10-5 to Lilee....thats our first upset!


Next battle:

Glenn McGrath, 8/24 vs Pakistan, WACA 2004
http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/PAK_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/PAK_AUS_T1_16-20DEC2004.html

vs.


Ambrose 6-24 v England Trinidad March 1994
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1993-94/ENG_IN_WI/ENG_WI_T3_25-30MAR1994.html

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Both scorecards are the same.

Anyway, Ambrose. Both bowled at poor line-ups, but Ambrose absolutely took apart England, in a pressure situation when they needed just 194 to win they were 40/8 - McGrath had 500+ to play with, and his 8-for was partly due to Gillespie not being able to take any.