Greatest Bowling Series: Harbi vs Hadlee vs Imran vs Barnes

[The Sean]

Kepler Wessels v West Indies 1984/85. A personal favourite.

 

[Thala_0710]

thing with Harbhajan is, he's not even a good bowler, atleast Taylor and Strauss were good batsmen.

Jimmy adams in india in 94?

 

[subshakerz]

Some other contenders:

Hayden's series in India in 2001
Haynes against Pak in 93

 

[vidiq]

Pujara > Harbhajan

Pujara > Harbhajan

Crawley 23 Ashes and Mark aram 2018 vs aus.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Crawley 23 Ashes and Mark aram 2018 vs aus.
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Neither close to ATG territory really

 

[capt_Luffy]

thing with Harbhajan is, he's not even a good bowler, atleast Taylor and Strauss were good batsmen.

Won't call Harbhajan a bowler who wasn't even good really. I think he was fine, though played far more than he would have in normal circumstances

 

[akilana]

ATG quality by non ATG
Warner in SA for batting
Johnson in the Ashes 2013

 

[kyear2]

Kinda have to be be Harbi or Hadlee though.

Toss up between the two.

 

[subshakerz]

ATG quality by non ATG
Warner in SA for batting
Johnson in the Ashes 2013

Johnson yes.

Warner no. That was plenty of downhill skiing

 

[DrWolverine]

what's the batting equivalent of Barnes's South Africa series? Bradman's 1930 Ashes?

Bradman vs SouthAfrica
5 matches. 5 innings. 806 runs.
226. 112. 2. 167. 299*

 

[Coronis]

Bradman vs SouthAfrica
5 matches. 5 innings. 806 runs.
226. 112. 2. 167. 299*

iirc ran out his teammate on 299.

 

[Johan]

Bradman vs SouthAfrica
5 matches. 5 innings. 806 runs.
226. 112. 2. 167. 299*

gotta make this thread

 

[DrWolverine]

gotta make this thread

Will you make it or shall I do one?

 

[Johan]

Will you make it or shall I do one?

you do one.

 

[DrWolverine]

you do one.

 

[Coronis]

gotta make this thread

Barnes would win because his was 4 tests and Herbie Taylor vs the SA bowlers in 31/32

 

[DrWolverine]

Barnes would win because his was 4 tests and Herbie Taylor vs the SA bowlers in 31/32

Technically Bradman played 4 Tests as well.
He did not play the 5th Tests.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Re original question, surely Laker 1956 wins this easily.

46 wickets (obv 19 in 1 test) @ 9.6

Please at least add it to the poll.

 

[Coronis]

Technically Bradman played 4 Tests as well.
He did not play the 5th Tests.

Huh didn’t notice that he didn’t bat in the 5th test. Cricinfo report is mum on the reason.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Laker's Ashes could be here.

Yes. Agree 100%