Ranking the Bowlers

[Magrat Garlick]

Fazal

 

[Fusion]

Fazal

 

[PhoenixFire]

Laker

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Even though he's not going to win I'm sticking my vote with Underwood. He must be turning in his grave at some the bowlers ranked above him. ( I know he's not dead, but no man is an island.)

 

[chaminda_00]

Grimmett, if you wanted another seamer in wouldn't you go for Wes Hall over Fazal?

 

[adharcric]

UPDATE: Mahmood 4, Grimmett 4, Laker 3

All three are in with a chance. Don't make me settle it with my own vote.

 

[grecian]

Rhodes

 

[shankar]

Mahmood

 

[adharcric]

I'll end the round in a few hours so you better vote now.

 

[Beleg]

Mahmood.

 

[adharcric]

With that, Fazal Mahmood secures the final spot in the Top 25.

The List
1. Malcolm Marshall (WI)
2. Muttiah Muralitharan (SRI)
3. Glenn McGrath (AUS)
4. Curtly Ambrose (WI)
5. Richard Hadlee (NZ)
6. Shane Warne (AUS)
7. Fred Trueman (ENG)
8. Dennis Lillee (AUS)
9. Sydney Barnes (ENG)
10. Imran Khan (PAK)
11. Allan Donald (RSA)
12. Wasim Akram (PAK)
13. Bill O'Reilly (AUS)
14. Michael Holding (WI)
15. Alan Davidson (AUS)
16. Joel Garner (WI)
17. Waqar Younis (PAK)
18. Ray Lindwall (AUS)
19. George Lohmann (ENG)
20. Shaun Pollock (RSA)
21. Andy Roberts (WI)
22. Courtney Walsh (WI)
23. Keith Miller (AUS)
24. Fred Spofforth (AUS)
25. Fazal Mahmood (PAK)

Controversial Inclusions and Omissions? Observed Voting Trends? Thoughts?

 

[silentstriker]

The fact that I led the charge to exclude all spinners towards the end makes me very happy. Couldn't stop O'reilly, but thankfully 3 out of 25 is a job well done IMO.

 

[adharcric]

IMO the list is a bit too seamer-heavy. Laker and Grimmett are the two obvious omissions.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Laker

 

[silentstriker]

The sole purpose of the evil spinners is to just take valuable overs away from the deserving pace men.

 

[aussie tragic]

Good list, although it'd be almost perfect if Murali, McGrath and O'Reilly were a little lower and if Laker replaced Pollock

 

[Beleg]

With that, Fazal Mahmood secures the final spot in the Top 25.

The List
1. Malcolm Marshall (WI)
2. Muttiah Muralitharan (SRI)
3. Glenn McGrath (AUS)
4. Curtly Ambrose (WI)
5. Richard Hadlee (NZ)
6. Shane Warne (AUS)
7. Fred Trueman (ENG)
8. Dennis Lillee (AUS)
9. Sydney Barnes (ENG)
10. Imran Khan (PAK)
11. Allan Donald (RSA)
12. Wasim Akram (PAK)
13. Bill O'Reilly (AUS)
14. Michael Holding (WI)
15. Alan Davidson (AUS)
16. Joel Garner (WI)
17. Waqar Younis (PAK)
18. Ray Lindwall (AUS)
19. George Lohmann (ENG)
20. Shaun Pollock (RSA)
21. Andy Roberts (WI)
22. Courtney Walsh (WI)
23. Keith Miller (AUS)
24. Fred Spofforth (AUS)
25. Fazal Mahmood (PAK)

Controversial Inclusions and Omissions? Observed Voting Trends? Thoughts?

Omissions: none, really. Well, maybe I would have picked a seamer for O'Rielly.

I'd have put Donald at maybe six or seven. Wasim within the top ten as well. Waqar definitely ahead of Davidson, Imran a tad lower. O'Rielly is way too high - he doesn't belong in the top twenty, IMO.

Can't really disagree with the top five, apart from the fact that I'd have choosen Murali at one.

 

[silentstriker]

If I really had my say, Warne, Murali wouldn't be in the top 25.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

McGrath and Ambrose are way too high. Shaun Pollock? Derek Underwood should have been in.

 

[adharcric]

Pollock shouldn't be taking all the bashing. Definitely belongs in the list IMO.