Best bowling peformance you have seen
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Topic: Best bowling peformance you have seen
Posted By: RightHandBat
Subject: Best bowling peformance you have seen
Date Posted: 17 November 2006 at 5:40am
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The best bowling spell I have ever seen would have been in last years Ashes Series where McGrath took that 5-for in the first innings of the 1st Ashes Test at Lords. He was making little changes in length, getting the ball to cut, swing, beautiful display of line and length bowling.
------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
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Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 17 November 2006 at 6:00am
I'm sick of these 'best....' threads *sigh  ------------- |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 18 November 2006 at 1:41am
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Shane Bond 6/23 against the aussies in an ODI in the WC 03 in Port Elizabeth I think. I have never seen one wreck the aussie like that as yet. It was FIRE!!! Another one was Bichel 7/20 against england in that same WC. Bichel proved to be nearly the MVP for the aussies. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 18 November 2006 at 2:06am
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Graeme Smith, 3 for 20 versus Sri Lanka in an ODI. ------------- |
Posted By: BOBBI
Date Posted: 18 November 2006 at 3:23am
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I never saw DKL and my answer is determined upon who they bowled against so many of McGrath, Murali and Warne's efforts do not qualify. Shane Bond's di-section of the Aussies was as brutal as I have seen. Ambrose in 93 was savage but on a bad pitch. Bond by a mile that I have seen.
------------- Judge the player not by their stats, but by their opposition. |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 18 November 2006 at 11:47am
| I'd need to dredge the memory banks to give a definitive answer, but Harmison's 7-12 against the Windies does spring to mind - he was absolutely unplayable. |
Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 18 November 2006 at 11:51am
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Hadlee's 9 for against the Aussies a few yrs bak! Michael Clarke's 6 for 8 versus India,,,,,, he was unplayable  ------------- |
Posted By: Wal Bada
Date Posted: 18 November 2006 at 5:21pm
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Ravi Ratnayake's 8/83 against Pakistan at Sialkot on a fast bowler's graveyard, 1986. This effort was not a blow ayay effort, but slow death type strangulation. ------------- Don't argue with fools. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experiance |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 18 November 2006 at 6:08pm
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Oh yeah, that one left me heart broken as a windies fan that day.
Same thing here! It's the same reason why I always say it's the best bowling performance I have seen. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: slogger72N/O
Date Posted: 19 November 2006 at 9:10am
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Jim Lakers all ten. And no I'm not so old that I've seen it first hand, but I've seen every single one of the wickets. |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 19 November 2006 at 7:54pm
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I've seen them as well and they were great. Nice flight and turn and straight through the gate of the "poor" batters. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: BOBBI
Date Posted: 19 November 2006 at 9:31pm
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I gues I can be bias being a pace lad myself but seeing the ball fired down so quick just makes it better for me. pin is by no means any less an art form rather probably more so. Harbajan/s series against ustralia must go down as dominant. It was not so much he was unplayble but to take so many wickets over a series. Must rate with Alderman and Grimmett for series returns ------------- Judge the player not by their stats, but by their opposition. |
Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 23 November 2006 at 9:37pm
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Bond's was great, but I enjoy bowling performances where the team is losing and all of a sudden one guy comes and takes the game away. That way Kumble's 10/74 would be one. Think of matches where India lost due to batting. ------------- |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 9:45am
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That peformance by McGrath against Pakistan also comes to mind. 8/24 in 16 overs to have them bowled out for 74. Lovely peformance.
------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: Freddie
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 6:34pm
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Ambrose's spell against the Aussies at the WACA back in the early 1990's, he took 7 wickets for just 1 run in that spell.
Here is a video of this spell, it's just brilliant bowling:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5G4pqbeforenns - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5G4pqbeforenns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5G4pqbeforenns - ------------- On extended leave... |
Posted By: inzamam329
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 8:56pm
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Shoiabs two performances against auss in tests. No one in the auss team wanted to face him, he clean bowled the top players and you could see the concern on their faces when he was running up. ------------- |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 16 December 2006 at 10:28pm
I agree completely, perhaps Kumbles 10 wickets, when he came on to bowl they were on 100/0 and he bowled them out for like 180. ------------- [ |
Posted By: wrong un
Date Posted: 07 January 2007 at 6:38am
| Irfans Hatrick agaisn't Paki's.Still India lose the match |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 8:32pm
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You guys might think I am joking with this but one of the greatest bowling performances I have seen is Correy Collymore against PAK in 2004. He got 7/74 I think. He bowled as accurate as McGrath and got the perfect leg cutters and the once in a while wicked off cutter. Ask any PAK fans who watch it too, they would rate it! Top-notch bowling!!! ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: fishcake14
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 8:34pm
Perhaps anyone who could get Donald Bradman out more than once?  ------------- |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 09 January 2007 at 8:48pm
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I did it some night ago. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 10 January 2007 at 8:09am
| In a ODI Charl Langeveldt took 5-61 against the West Indies when they needed 2 runs to win Langeveldt took a hat-trick giving them a 1 run win. Not the greatest bowling performance but still a great hat-trick. Was that when Collymore took 7-37 or 7-87 or was that Jermiane Lawson SW? |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 10 January 2007 at 10:21am
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Bond ripping up aus in the world cup was easily the best i've seen. He did it against quality oppostion when they were at their best.
Brillant bowler, let's hope he can repeat it again this world cup.. ------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 14 January 2007 at 2:48am
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I'll upload McGrath's 8/24 on Youtube in a few hours. Loved that performance. :D
------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 15 January 2007 at 3:20pm
| I saw that match against Pakistan McGrath was amazing. Everyone could sense he's taking a 10 wicket haul but Kasprowicz ruined it by taking 2/5 in a very short spell. |
Posted By: burmesedays
Date Posted: 18 January 2007 at 10:02am
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There have been so many in such differing circumstances to make choosing one spell at the best is impossible.
Several of the best spells I have seen have already been mentioned in this thread. I would add another:
Devon Malcolm's 9 for 57 against South Africa at the Oval in 1994.
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Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 19 January 2007 at 7:34am
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That was Malcolm's finest hour mate! He really bust a gut that
day - and all because Fanie de Villiers had hit him on the head with a
short one!
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: burmesedays
Date Posted: 20 January 2007 at 1:30pm
His finest by far :-)
Devon said in a recent BBC interview that the thing which really annoyed him was not just being hit on the helmet by FDV, but that the impact broke the England badge!
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Posted By: OwzatWarrior
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 1:07pm
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Individual Innings - Steve Harmison Vs Pakistan 7/12
Over a Series - Shane Warne Vs England, Ashes 2005 - 40 Wickets |
Posted By: Alieaz
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 1:33pm
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Dear Cricket-Worlders, In my mind one special test match sticks out as the best performance by an individual bowler. That performance was Chris Martin's comeback at Eden Park against South Africa in 2003/2004. He took 6/54 in the first innings and finished up with 11/180 and in the process single-handedly destroyed the confidence of the South African batsman. Only Simon Doull against India a few years earlier and Richard Hadlee's 15 wickets against Australia in Brisbane in the 80's come close for me. I'm a swing bowler so I guess that makes me a little biased, but if you ever find a video clip of Martin's effort you would not see a better example of swing bowling for a very long time. Mind you, when the ball isn't swinging he is largely ineffective... ~A.G.~ |
Posted By: W.G.
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 1:43pm
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Bob Willis, 8 - 43, Headingley, 1981 - difficult to be an Englishman who, having seen that test, wouldn't put that bowling display right up there. ------------- When you win the toss - bat. If you are in doubt, think about it - then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat. |
Posted By: burmesedays
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 1:51pm
Ahhhh..... I was watching the video only yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzWcfg4_sc - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzWcfg4_sc
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Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 1:57pm
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The first few wickets are with fantastically hostile bowling, though the last one is always my favourite - middle stump uprooted followed by that grim faced dash off the field |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 2:14pm
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I almost lost my job because of that test lads!! 6 of us
went to the pub and didn't get back until almost hometime - did we get
a right b@#$%%^ing!!
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: sl_crew
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 3:43am
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this was by murali against england where he took 16 wicket in both innings ------------- dont mess with us...... sana rulz |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 7:23am
So he took 16-fors in each innings..? ------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: W.G.
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 8:12am
------------- When you win the toss - bat. If you are in doubt, think about it - then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat. |
Posted By: 143no
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 12:37pm
| Maybe he had 6 catches dropped in each innings, I know a few bowlers who like to count them as wickets. |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 5:59pm
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I heard about one from Marshall were he had his best of 7/22 against England at Old Trafford. They say the pitch was prepared for spinners and Marshall ripped through them bowling some wicked off cutters.
------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 30 January 2007 at 7:51pm
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How about Curtly Ambrose against Australia with his spell of 7/1 against a strong Aussie batting line up. Perhaps the hardest bowler to score off letting Marshall attack at the other end.
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Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 03 February 2007 at 2:33am
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Ambrose may not be the greatest fasty ever but if it's one thing, he was hard to put away! ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: MalikBrother
Date Posted: 05 February 2007 at 5:20am
i m sure it was against W.I which Steve Harmision has taken 7 wickets and gave 12 runs - Pakistan thrashed Harmission inspite of losing against Eng in Eng -- if u talking abt 7 wickets -- i m sure it must bw against W.I - not Pak @ Wasim Akram -- worth to watch him --- his really bowled well against Aus in 1996/1997 who took 4 wickets while using reverse swing and using different deliveries as well --- and WC 99 against Aus which Wasim won us match with help of 4 wickets --- those were the best bowling performance i have ever seen in my life |
Posted By: BOBBI
Date Posted: 07 February 2007 at 9:45am
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You really havent watched much cricket have you. ------------- Judge the player not by their stats, but by their opposition. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 07 February 2007 at 9:48am
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Anyone mentioned Hadlee's 9 fer yet , that was some match and series winning performance!!
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: MalikBrother
Date Posted: 07 February 2007 at 11:26pm
i never seen harmission taking 7 wickets against Pakistan -- perhap he must have done that -- i only seen him taking 7 wickets against W.I -- thats all i can say --- can u brief more information abt when did Harmission takes 7 wickets against Pak and where  |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 9:15am
| he didn't take 7 against them anywhere - though he did take 11 for 76 at Manchester, so your assertion that Pakistan thrashed him is about as accurate as most of your other statements |
Posted By: Jacob Oram Fan
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 6:18pm
| Makhaya Ntini, 10 wkts at Lords. And during that 438 series, I think it was the 2nd ODI where he demolished Aussies, they were out on 92. He took six wickets that day. |
Posted By: BruceDidgeridoo
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:51am
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maybe not the obvious choice but one of the finest spells of fast bowling I've ever seen was from Malcolm at the Oval in 1993, he only took 3 wickets but his opening spell to Slater/Taylor was brutal, its the most I've ever seen an opening pair roughed up by genuine explosive pace you fellas should have had Malcolm as a first choice in the England team for ten years, he was what the poms needed, a strike bowler who could blast out top order Test batsman by beating them for pace
as for the best bowling performance ever seen, Curtly Ambrose 7-25 against Australia at the WACA in 1993, Australia went from 2/80 odd to 119 all out
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Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:57am
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Malcolm obviously liked the pace and bounce of that Oval pitch .
Remember how he demolished the South Africans to level the series by
taking 9 second innings wickets. Seriously quick that day and I
still smile at the fearful expressions on Cronje's face! That'll
teach De Villiers to hit him with a short one!
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 1:30pm
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Fanie DeVilleirs 13 wickets vs Pakistan. That was the best swing bowling Spell I ever saw. ------------- http://thecricketinsight.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BruceDidgeridoo
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 2:06pm
tbh I think he was the greatest fasty ever
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Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 3:51pm
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Surely for my time but I haven't seen those great ones of the 80's, only highlights so, can't really make that judgement. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |