Who is the best pace bowler of all time?

[Cameron-Moss]

I've being wondering who is the best pace bowler of all time. What do you think?!

 

[silentstriker]

McGrath

 

[open365]

McGrath

 

[Fusion]

Marshal.

 

[Cameron-Moss]

I have to agree there, who can disagree,

 

[open365]

Richard, he can disagree with anything.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Marshall

 

[Beleg]

Donald/Ambrose/Akram

 

[Cameron-Moss]

Richard, he can disagree with anything.

 

[Richard]

Not really possible to say IMO. Marshall the best of the 1930-onwards lot for me, though. Though Lindwall might well have been up there too.

And very possibly better than anyone who played between 1900 and 1930, but we can't know that for certain.

 

[adharcric]

Marshall, then McGrath.

 

[DCC_legend]

Marshall, McGrath, Ambrose and Akram for me.






































(Ryan Sidebottom too )

 

[Days of Grace]

No Sir Richard? Dear oh dear.

 

[Burgey]

McGrath or Marshall for mine. Hard to compare those we haven't seen though.

 

[deeps]

Waqar Younis for me. Struck short by injury unfortunately

 

[Anil]

malcolm marshall

 

[Sanz]

Wasim Akram.

 

[Days of Grace]

Top 10:

1. Sidney Barnes
2. Sir Richard Hadlee
3. Glenn McGrath
4. Malcolm Marshall
5. Curtly Ambrose
6. Dennis Lillee
7. Fred Trueman
8. Imran Khan
9. Allan Donald
10. Wasim Akram

 

[JBMAC]

Top 10:

1. Sidney Barnes
2. Sir Richard Hadlee
3. Glenn McGrath
4. Malcolm Marshall
5. Curtly Ambrose
6. Dennis Lillee
7. Fred Trueman
8. Imran Khan
9. Allan Donald
10. Wasim Akram

What is your criteria for a "top ten"? Few names missing from that list.
1.Spofforth
2.Walsh
3.Roberts
4.Hall
5.Griffiths
6.Larwood
7.Davidson
8.Miller
9.Lindwall
10.P.Pollock

All of these were great fast bowlers and this is NOT an alternative list...just another list of ten...and I could come up with a lot more. Typo should have been P.

 

[Days of Grace]

Those are based on my ratings. Yes, I could do a top 20 or a top 30 easily. But, I couldn't be bothered.

And I didn't know that Graeme could roll his arm over so well.