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Fast/Seam Bowlers of the 1990s - anyone for a Top Ten?

Days of Grace

Days of Grace

International Captain
ImpatientLime said:
Decent means as decent says. You rate them as decent test match players.

To 'not rate' someone is to completely dismiss them as test match players.

Oh and Darren Gough and Angus Fraser were both a league above Dion Nash and Javagal Srinath as test match bowlers. On Vaas' and Streaks level too.
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Nash was very decent when he could actually string more than two matches together. Him and Cairns against England in 1999 formed with Vettori probably the most potent New Zealand attack post-Hadlee/Chatfield and pre-Southee/Boult.
 
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Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
10 best averages for those who took 75+ wickets in the 90s:

Ambrose 309 @ 20.14
Pollock 161 @ 20.45
Wasim 289 @ 21.45
Waqar 273 @ 21.71
Donald 284 @ 21.83
McGrath 266 @ 22.87
De Villiers 85 @ 24.27
Bishop 145 @ 24.40
Streak 111 @ 24.55
Walsh 304 @ 25.97

Others under 30 av

Hughes, McDermott, Fraser, Reiffel, Nash, Doull, Cairns, Gough, Vaas, Caddick, De Freitas


If dropped back to 50+ wickets add:
Reid 51 @ 18.6, Gillespie 50 @ 22.16, Fleming 73 @ 24.27, Marshall 50 @ 23.54

plus Headley, Kallis, & Matthews sub 30.
 
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Burgey

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Fuller Pilch said:
10 best averages for those who took 75+ wickets in the 90s:

Ambrose 309 @ 20.14
Pollock 161 @ 20.45
Wasim 289 @ 21.45
Waqar 273 @ 21.71
Donald 284 @ 21.83
McGrath 266 @ 22.87
De Villiers 85 @ 24.27
Bishop 145 @ 24.40
Streak 111 @ 24.55
Walsh 304 @ 25.97

Others under 30 av

Hughes, McDermott, Fraser, Reiffel, Nash, Doull, Cairns, Gough, Vaas, Caddick, De Freitas


If dropped back to 50+ wickets add:
Reid 51 @ 18.6, Gillespie 50 @ 22.16, Fleming 73 @ 24.27, Marshall 50 @ 23.54

plus Headley, Kallis, & Matthews sub 30.
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Man, Bruce Reid is one of the great “if only” stories in cricket history. Made of glass, unfortunately.
 
M

ma1978

International Debutant
And Gillespie barely played in the 1990s. This one is probably Streak and one of Srinath / Vaas taking the last two slots
 
Migara

Migara

International Coach
Srinath was very good. Easily better than Streak or Vaas. probably even better than Kapil.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
My top 15 would be:
1. Curtly Ambrose
2. Glenn McGrath
3. Wasim Akram
4. Waqar Younis
5. Allan Donald
6. Courtney Walsh
7. Shaun Pollock
8. Jason Gillespie
9. Ian Bishop
10. Fannie de Villiers
11. Craig McDermott
12. Heath Streak
13. Javagal Srinath
14. Darren Gough
15. Angus Fraser
 
bagapath

bagapath

International Captain
Curtly Ambrose
Wasim Akram
Allan Donald
Glen McGrath
Waqar Younis

Courtney Walsh
Shaun Pollock
Ian Bishop
Craig McDermott
Angus Fraser
 
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