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Four greatest slow bowlers of all time
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Murali vs Barnes vs O’Reilly vs Warne
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Johan
Cricketer Of The Year
Barnes>Warne~Murali>O Reilly
kinda awkward to shove in a pacer like Barnes with two conventional spinners and a fast leggie like O Reilly though.
Anyway, Barnes is the greatest bowler of all time barring Glenn McGrath and Malcolm Marshall so he's number one, I think Warne and Murali are practically equals with Murali being better on slow turning wickets while Warne being better on hard bouncy wickets with them being equal on greentops and roads. Tiger is probably no lesser than the other three but I'm more comfortable with him being three than Warne or Murali considering how prolific they are.
kinda awkward to shove in a pacer like Barnes with two conventional spinners and a fast leggie like O Reilly though.
Anyway, Barnes is the greatest bowler of all time barring Glenn McGrath and Malcolm Marshall so he's number one, I think Warne and Murali are practically equals with Murali being better on slow turning wickets while Warne being better on hard bouncy wickets with them being equal on greentops and roads. Tiger is probably no lesser than the other three but I'm more comfortable with him being three than Warne or Murali considering how prolific they are.
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Red_Ink_Squid
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Gun to the head I'd go Murali > O'Reilly > Warne > Barnes.
But they're all top 10 bowlers ever, I don't think there's a "wrong" order to rank them really.
But they're all top 10 bowlers ever, I don't think there's a "wrong" order to rank them really.
ataraxia
International Coach
I take it that Tate and Bedser were spinners too.
Barnes started off as a fast bowler, modelling himself on Tom Richardson, before cutting his pace to suit conditions.
Cardus confirmed that his average pace was on the brisk side of medium and that he swung the new ball. Hobbs said that much of his success on South African matting was the result of abnormal bounce rather than sideways movement. As with Evans and Bedser, the keeper standing up made it more difficult for batsmen to get to the pitch of the ball. Bedser reckoned this contributed to catches in the outfield.
kyear2
International Coach
Neither are they comparable to Curtly Ambrose
ataraxia
International Coach
Not because they were too slow, but because they weren't good enough!
kyear2
International Coach
The referenced comment was that Barnes had more in common with Ambrose than Warne (if I'm remembering correctly)
Every video we've seen of Barnes is nothing more than what looks to be spin.
We can just agree to disagree.
