Greatest Test bowler of 60s

[shortpitched713]

Who was it, in your opinion?

The 70s saw a bunch of really amazing fast bowlers emerge, but the post war bowlers tend to be associated more with the 50s than 60s.

So who was the best of this lot, as certainly someone was bowling in these matches. Is it a Davidson or Trueman? (Both of whom already had a big amount of cricket behind them by the 60s). Was it some conditions dependent finger spinner?

I personally find it tough to go past Wes Hall, or maybe Trueman, but what do you all think?

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Snow.

 

[BazBall21]

If it's strictly someone who bowled throughout the decade, probably Wes Hall or Lance Gibbs.

 

[BazBall21]

Will generally take Snow over Hall though because of his record in Australia and WI compared to Hall's record against Australia and England.

 

[ma1978]

If you exclude Trueman who was far ahead of the pack, I’d say Peter Pollock over Snow or Hall. It’s pretty slim pickings.

 

[Starfighter]

Not a lot of clear choice. Could easily justify Davidson as much as anyone else, otherwise I'd probably go for Trueman. Prasanna an interesting shout on the spin front.

 

[ataraxia]

Not a lot of clear choice. Could easily justify Davidson as much as anyone else, otherwise I'd probably go for Trueman. Prasanna an interesting shout on the spin front.

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Some classic economy rates in there.

 

[Coronis]

Clearly Trueman or Gibbs. Davidson didn’t play enough in the 60’s sadly.

 

[Line and Length]

Trueman for me as I agree with @Coronis re Davidson.

 

[kyear2]

Two quick points.

Obviously Trueman

Second one. The Caribbean was the absolute worse place to bowl.

Trueman averaged 32 with a strike rate of 70.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Young Underwood at his deadliest

 

[Calm_profit]

Graham McKenzie,he carried the Australian attack after Davidson and Benaud.

 

[Starfighter]

The Caribbean was the absolute worse place to bowl.

Boycott said that the West Indies pitches when he toured in 1981 were a lot more difficult than when he first toured in 1968.

While I don't think they changed much in substance - being grassless rolled clay that would defeat grass-reliant English seamers either way, apparently they were a lot rougher in the eighties.

 

[fredfertang]

Mike Procter

 

[shortpitched713]

Boycott said that the West Indies pitches when he toured in 1981 were a lot more difficult than when he first toured in 1968.

While I don't think they changed much in substance - being grassless rolled clay that would defeat grass-reliant English seamers either way, apparently they were a lot rougher in the eighties.

Might have something to do with an endless onslaught of the highest quality bowlers coming his way in the latter of the two tours. He faced all of Holding, Garner, Croft, Roberts, throughout it, and even an early career Malcolm Marshall for 1 Test.