shortpitched713
International Captain
The comparison is 1 batsman vs 1 bowler.This might hold up if you could remove a bowler from the innings, not to return, if you hit him for 6 or something.
Oddly, 4 to 6 bowlers bowl the same number of balls that batsmen face.
You could say bowlers have it easy because they can just play with their top order. Imagine if all 11 had to bowl!
The contribution with their primary skill towards the relatively balanced sides of the game (slightly more value towards batting because there is also fielding to consider on the other side) is going to be in favor of the full time bowler over the Specialist batsman.
Is this a devils advocate position you are taking or do you really think an individual batsman can consistently add as much value with the bat as an ace bowler like McGrath or Warne can with the ball?