Harold Larwood vs James Anderson

[Johan]

so the Greatest English pacer of them all is agreed to be Sydney Francis Barnes, and the number two is obviously Fiery Fred Trueman, so who is the third Greatest English pacer of all time?

 

[Cricket Bliss]

so the Greatest English pacer of them all is agreed to be Sydney Francis Barnes, and the number two is obviously Fiery Fred Trueman, so who is the third Greatest English pacer of all time?
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I love Larwood… but Anderson is the GOAT of longevity..188 Tests for a fast bowler definitely makes him look elite

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Christopher Woakes

 

[Coronis]

Larwood is another very mythologised player.

 

[Johan]

Larwood is another very mythologised player.

Didn't he have a higher reputation than both Lindwall and Trueman

 

[Coronis]

Didn't he have a higher reputation than both Lindwall and Trueman

Mhm. He had one of the great series for a pacer, but outside of that his record is (putting it nicely) poor and inconsistent.

For example in his previous Ashes tour, a marvellous 8/62 in the first test. In the other 4 combined, 10/662.

I think it was truly a shame that he never played for England again but I’m only rating him on what he actually did in tests, not what could’ve been.

 

[Johan]

Mhm. He had one of the great series for a pacer, but outside of that his record is (putting it nicely) poor and inconsistent.

For example in his previous Ashes tour, a marvellous 8/62 in the first test. In the other 4 combined, 10/662.

I think it was truly a shame that he never played for England again but I’m only rating him on what he actually did in tests, not what could’ve been.

yeah truly a bummer that he didn't have a career after bodyline

 

[kyear2]

so the Greatest English pacer of them all is agreed to be Sydney Francis Barnes, and the number two is obviously Fiery Fred Trueman, so who is the third Greatest English pacer of all time?
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Frank Tyson

 

[Bolo.]

Mhm. He had one of the great series for a pacer, but outside of that his record is (putting it nicely) poor and inconsistent.

For example in his previous Ashes tour, a marvellous 8/62 in the first test. In the other 4 combined, 10/662.

I think it was truly a shame that he never played for England again but I’m only rating him on what he actually did in tests, not what could’ve been.

That great series came when he was 30ish and going to start aging out soon, and used tactics that were banned after the series.

 

[DrWolverine]

so the Greatest English pacer of them all is agreed to be Sydney Francis Barnes, and the number two is obviously Fiery Fred Trueman, so who is the third Greatest English pacer of all time?
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Anderson

 

[Coronis]

That great series came when he was 30ish and going to start aging out soon, and used tactics that were banned after the series.

Yeah I know. Still its a what if. He was still impressive in county. Definitely should have made the 36/37 team. Would have been an interesting psychological choice with Bradman’s first series as captain.

Larwood’s 1936 season..

22 matches 119 @ 12.97 SR 34.24 13 5’fers 4 10’fers (topped averages)

 

[Bolo.]

Yeah I know. Still its a what if. He was still impressive in county. Definitely should have made the 36/37 team. Would have been an interesting psychological choice with Bradman’s first series as captain.

Larwood’s 1936 season..

22 matches 119 @ 12.97 SR 34.24 13 5’fers 4 10’fers (topped averages)

His FC record is great in general, and does leave a bit of a 'what if' feeling to his test record. But the what if is not so strong with him given his years of poorish test performances.

 

[Coronis]

His FC record is great in general, and does leave a bit of a 'what if' feeling to his test record. But the what if is not so strong with him given his years of poorish test performances.

Yeah I know. I did say he’s overrated and over mythologised earlier

 

[the big bambino]

If you were one of 2 people picking teams and the other guy picked Anderson when he could have had Larwood, you would thank the Lord you were up against such a dumb arse.