Greatest Bowling Series: Harbi vs Hadlee vs Imran vs Barnes

[vidiq]

Johnson Ashes 2013, Broad vs India 2011, Bumrah in Australia 2024, Ambrose in Australia 2024 also good contenders here.

Boland's 2024 BGT is right up there.

 

[smash84]

Nicely put.

What is the equivalent for a batsman? One of Virat's since so many of you think he is not ATG?

Can't think of a batting equivalent off the top of my head. But greatest batting performance in a series is probably Lara 1999?

 

[honestbharani]

Can't think of a batting equivalent off the top of my head. But greatest batting performance in a series is probably Lara 1999?

I meant by a non ATG.

 

[Coronis]

Nicely put.

What is the equivalent for a batsman? One of Virat's since so many of you think he is not ATG?

Good contender Neil Harvey 52/53 vs SA

5 matches 9 innings 834 @ 92.66 4 tons 3 fifties

Only two other players scored above 400 (around 430) and he had to face prime Tayfield. Who took 30 wickets that series.

An excellent effort by a South African team which was severely outmatched on paper to draw that series 2-2. (unsure based on form etc)

Unsurprisingly the two innings where Harvey did not make a 50+ were in the two matches they lost. Including the second test where Tayfield got him twice, for the only times in the series.

 

[The Sean]

Good contender Neil Harvey 52/53 vs SA

5 matches 9 innings 834 @ 92.66 4 tons 3 fifties

Only two other players scored above 400 (around 430) and he had to face prime Tayfield. Who took 30 wickets that series.

An excellent effort by a South African team which was severely outmatched on paper to draw that series 2-2.

Unsurprisingly the two innings where Harvey did not make a 50+ were in the two matches they lost. Including the second test where Verity got him twice, for the only times in the series.

I mean, putting aside the switch in nationality, that's not so much impressive as literally resurrectional.

 

[Thala_0710]

Nicely put.

What is the equivalent for a batsman? One of Virat's since so many of you think he is not ATG?

What about the same series and Hayden?

 

[Coronis]

I mean, putting aside the switch in nationality, that's not so much impressive as literally resurrectional.

Hedley and Hugh, got me all mixed up

 

[capt_Luffy]

What about the same series and Hayden?

Can you think of someone worse?? Like a batsman close to quality of Harbhajan??

 

[Coronis]

Can you think of someone worse?? Like a batsman close to quality of Harbhajan??

And what quality of batsman would that be?

 

[Johan]

And what quality of batsman would that be?

Chris Broad

 

[Johan]

Unpopular opinion but Harvey is a good shout for an ATG

 

[Thala_0710]

Can you think of someone worse?? Like a batsman close to quality of Harbhajan??

Mark Taylor in Ashes 89? Or a worse batsman

 

[Coronis]

Unpopular opinion but Harvey is a good shout for an ATG

@subshakerz

 

[Thala_0710]

Strauss had a great series in SA in 04-05

 

[subshakerz]

Unpopular opinion but Harvey is a good shout for an ATG

Not sure about that.

 

[Johan]

@subshakerz

why are you tagging him?

 

[Coronis]

Mark Taylor in Ashes 89? Or a worse batsman

Eh his looks good from the surface level, but not like an ATG level series maybe?




and uh, wouldn’t call that bowling anything special

 

[capt_Luffy]

Mark Taylor in Ashes 89? Or a worse batsman

Worse

 

[Thala_0710]

Eh his looks good from the surface level, but not like an ATG level series maybe?


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and uh, wouldn’t call that bowling anything special

What about Strauss in SA in 04-05?
No one bar Strauss or Kallis avged 45+ that series.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Strauss had a great series in SA in 04-05

Yeah more on Strauss level