Battle of the Test Bowling

[Fratboy]

Sarfraz Nawaz.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Safraz Nawaz

Maybe one of the most important spells of bowling of all time. First time Irish swing was reallybrought into being.

 

[silentstriker]

Nawaz takes it

 

[silentstriker]

Here they are, the top eight bowling performances of all time, as voted on by you:

1. JC Laker 10 for 53 Eng Aus Old Trafford 1956
2. JC Laker 9 for 37 Eng Aus Old Trafford 1956
3. RJ Hadlee 9 for 52 NZ Aus Brisbane 1985-86
4. Sarfraz Nawaz 9 for 86 Pak Aus Melbourne 1978-79
5. RGD Willis 8 for 43 Eng Aus Headingley 1981
6. H Verity 8 for 43 Eng Aus Lord's 1934
7. Imran Khan 8 for 60 Pak Ind Karachi 1982-83
8. Curtley Ambrose, 7/25 vs Australia, WACA 1993

 

[silentstriker]

JC Laker 10 for 53 Eng Aus Old Trafford 1956
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1956/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T4_26-31JUL1956.html

vs.

Curtley Ambrose, 7/25 vs Australia, WACA 1993
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1992-93/WI_IN_AUS/WI_AUS_T5_30JAN-01FEB1993.html

 

[nightprowler10]

Ambrose, since nobody else will vote for him.

 

[grecian]

Laker

 

[silentstriker]

Personally, I don't think its a given.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I still don't rate the ten-for, and Ambrose blew it away.

Ambrose

 

[Goughy]

Well at this stage all of them are great.

I could possibly voted for Ambrose if his 7 wickets were the top 7. But as Bishop took #1 and #3 and Laker took all 10, its no contest.

Laker

 

[Perm]

Curtley Ambrose

 

[aussie]

very close, Ambrose just

 

[Jono]

Ambrose should have faked an injury at 7-1. Would have been such awesome figures.

I'll vote Ambrose. Not just a match-winning spell, a series-winning spell.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Ambrose for me too. Single-handedly kept the Windies unbeaten streak alive, and demolished a pretty handy batting order in amazing fashion.

 

[oz_fan]

Ambrose

 

[Zinzan]

Big Curtley Ambrose for me ...i remember that spell....he was close to unplayable. 2nd only to Hadlees 9-52 IMO

 

[silentstriker]

Wow, 8-2 Ambrose

I secretly hoped the 10 for would lose (just cause its a bit boring if such an obvious thing winning the whole tourney), but I expected it to be a bit closer.

JC Laker 9 for 37 Eng Aus Old Trafford 1956
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1956/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T4_26-31JUL1956.html

vs.

Imran Khan 8 for 60 Pak Ind Karachi 1982-83
http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1982-83/IND_IN_PAK/IND_PAK_T2_23-27DEC1982.html

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Laker.

 

[Perm]

Jim Laker

 

[shankar]

Laker