McGrath vs Hadlee vs Wasim vs Pollock as test cricketers?

[Rob Wesley]

Better test cricketer?

 

[subshakerz]

Hadlee clearly tho McGrath is a better bowler.

 

[DrWolverine]

 

[Johan]

Hadlee > McGrath > Wasim > Pollock

 

[Thala_0710]

Hadlee > McGrath > Wasim > Pollock

Yup this.

 

[DrWolverine]

At their peak, WestIndies lost just one test series in 15 years. It was to NewZealand and Richard Hadlee played an important part.

Richard Hadlee took 3-58, 4-75, 5-34, 6-68 and also scored one fifty and a century in that series.

In the last 50 years, NewZealand and Australia have played 13 Test series. The one time they won, it involved Richard Hadlee.

Richard Hadlee in that series :
5-65, 5-65, 6-71, 6-90, 9-52,
111 runs including a fifty.

From 1970-2023, NewZealand have played 24 Tests in India. They won just one match. Hadlee took 10 wickets in that match.

 

[Rob Wesley]

Hadlee > McGrath > Wasim > Pollock

why legendary Polly at last? He was the better batter of all?

 

[sayon basak]

why legendary Polly at last? He was the better batter of all?

All of the others are top 10 bowlers, Pollock is barely a top 20. The batting is not enough to overcome the gap in the primary discipline.

 

[Johan]

why legendary Polly at last? He was the better batter of all?

Pollock RPI — 24.2
Hadlee RPI — 23.3
Wasim RPI — 19.7

not enough gap imo, Wasim is def a better bowler, McGrath is far better at bowling imo

 

[subshakerz]

At their peak, WestIndies lost just one test series in 15 years. It was to NewZealand and Richard Hadlee played an important part.

Richard Hadlee took 3-58, 4-75, 5-34, 6-68 and also scored one fifty and a century in that series.

In the last 50 years, NewZealand and Australia have played 13 Test series. The one time they won, it involved Richard Hadlee.

Richard Hadlee in that series :
5-65, 5-65, 6-71, 6-90, 9-52,
111 runs including a fifty.

From 1970-2023, NewZealand have played 24 Tests in India. They won just one match. Hadlee took 10 wickets in that match.

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Hadlee also won them their first series in England in 86 and played an important part in the winning test, scoring 68 and taking a tenfer.

 

[DrWolverine]

Hadlee also won them their first series in England in 86 and played an important part in the winning test, scoring 68 and taking a tenfer.

Legend

 

[Rob Wesley]

All of the others are top 10 bowlers, Pollock is barely a top 20. The batting is not enough to overcome the gap in the primary discipline.

why do you think so?

Between 1995-2003, Pollock stats:-

Matches - 78
Wickets - 318 wickets
Bowl Avg - 20.5

Bat Avg - 34

All hail the legend!

 

[trundler]

Hadlee (singular) is the greatest of the lot. Plural makes it a no contest.

 

[Randomfan]

Hadlee > McGrath > Pollock > Wasim

 

[subshakerz]

why do you think so?

Between 1995-2003, Pollock stats:-

Matches - 78
Wickets - 318 wickets
Bowl Avg - 20.5

Bat Avg - 34

All hail the legend!

Never really impressed with Pollock the bat

 

[Coronis]

I’m not sure what justification someone could come up with to not vote Hadlee in this.

 

[Randomfan]

why do you think so?

Between 1995-2003, Pollock stats:-

Matches - 78
Wickets - 318 wickets
Bowl Avg - 20.5

Bat Avg - 34

All hail the legend!

Jan 96 - Aug 2003: ( Around 8 years )

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Matches - 69
Wickets - 290 wickets
Bowl Avg - 20.03
Bat Avg - 34


In the same period, in ODI

Matches - 198
Wickets - 280 wickets
Bowl Avg - 23.15
ER - 3.75

570 international wickets at avg of 21 in this period.

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In ODI, his batting avg was 26-27 during his entire career.

 

[sayon basak]

why do you think so?

Because the other 3 are better? Pollock wasn't even the best bowler in his own team.

Pollock was a great player, it's just that he's going against Hadlee/McGrath/Wasim in this poll.

 

[Rob Wesley]

Damn, Hadlee is whitewashing the rest.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Hadlee