Best bowling peformance you have seen

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.

Fanie DeVilleirs 13 wickets vs Pakistan.  That was the best swing bowling Spell I ever saw.

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

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

 Anyone mentioned Hadlee's 9 fer yet , that was some match and series winning performance!!

Originally posted by OwzatWarrior Individual Innings - Steve Harmison Vs Pakistan 7/12 Over a Series - Shane Warne Vs England, Ashes 2005 - 40 Wickets

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


Edited by MalikBrother - 05 February 2007 at 5:20am

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.

Maybe he had 6 catches dropped in each innings, I know a few bowlers who like to count them as wickets.

Originally posted by sl_crew this was by murali against england where he took 16 wicket in both innings

So he took 16-fors in each innings..?

 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!!

Originally posted by W.G. 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.

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.~


Edited by Alieaz - 24 January 2007 at 1:35pm

Originally posted by Sledger 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!

There have been so many in such differing circumstances to make choosing one spell at the best is impossible.

I'll upload McGrath's 8/24 on Youtube in a few hours. Loved that performance. :D