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BOBBI 
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 Topic: Who is the most feared bowlerPosted: 15 November 2006 at 9:12pm |
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To a batsman, any bowler with thre pill in his hands ready to deliver would be the most feared because at that very moment, he is the only one who can take your wicket and in todays cut throat industry, that wicket could be your career.
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Judge the player not by their stats, but by their opposition.
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Sledger
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Posted: 16 November 2006 at 6:45am |
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Methinks Bobbi believes this thread to be rather daft.
Geoff Boycott still spouts on about getting Graeme Pollock out in the Newlands Test in 1965 - now there was a bowler to put the fear of God up any batsman!! |
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Mental disintegration works for me !!
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BOBBI
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Posted: 16 November 2006 at 8:58am |
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All I am saying is take someone like Justin Langer this series. With Jacques breathing down his neck, it won't matter who the bowler is because he knows the next time he loses his wicket, it could be the last tmie he plays for his country. I enjoy this thread and have discussed Biga Lee as the most feared. I just thought I would look at it from a different angle. |
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MiNiWaRnEy
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Posted: 16 November 2006 at 10:28am |
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McGrath and Langer are in deep trouble if they do not perform in Brisbane.
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BOBBI
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Posted: 17 November 2006 at 1:50am |
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Agreed, Jacques is only a test away and Pigeon will have til Perth. If oh ah has not performed by the end of the second test, we could be saying farewell to one of the best.
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philt91
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Posted: 20 November 2006 at 8:29am |
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shaun tait for me, only bowler i've seen since the really quick days of Lee, bowling full overs of 150+km/h.
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MP12
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Posted: 20 November 2006 at 8:34am |
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Shaun Tait is feared because of his raw pace. Quick and deadly if accurate. Although if Shuan Tait can still keep his pace and make it more accurate he will be a scary bowler to face.
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BOBBI
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Posted: 20 November 2006 at 7:39pm |
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It is his unpredictablity that scares me. Look at Strauss, 5 wides and then the unplayble. Ian Chapel has been asking for a new L&T,
Lillee and Thompson/Lee and Tait. With the evrgreen McGrath as economy support, looks scary
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Posted: 07 January 2007 at 6:42am |
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What about Mkaya Ntini on Song
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spin wizard
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Posted: 09 January 2007 at 8:27pm |
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Harmison on song is one of the most scary scenary for any batter. A man 6" 7 in tall bowling at 90+ mph with bounce! I for one will know this...
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In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.
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burmesedays
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 10:09am |
Fully agreed on that point. Very tall, genuinely quick bowlers are the hardest to play.
Actually they dont need to be 90 mph - just sharp. Joel Garner was not express but he put the fear of god into very good batsmen! It is the freakishly high point of release making the ball hard to pick up, followed by unsually sharp bounce, that causes the problem.
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 7:31am |
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I remember an England/Windies test where Ambrose caused untold
trouble because when his arm was at the top in delivery stride it was above the sightscreen - now that's tricky to pick up!
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 7:52am |
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Everyone can knows how to bowl the Doosera now but no one can bowl it as effective as Murali, and with his other variations he is the most feared bowler in the game now.
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 8:27am |
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I'm still awaiting a post from exeed where he mentions a
cricketer who doesn't hail from Sri Lanka.............it could be an
awfully long wait!
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shan
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 8:39am |
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What a mention of Ambrose, he surely was one of the most feared bowlers, just like so many other gigantically tall windie bowlers. It's really a threat to face the ball coming from the good length on the rise right on to your body , height from which the ball is delivered really matters.
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 10:02am |
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At present its Murali, go bak few years you migth find Akram tormenting the batters he is deadly at its best
I didn't make you wait that long
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The conclusion
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spin wizard
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 12:58pm |
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I remember an ashes match in Old trafford where that same problem with the bowlers arm and the sightscreen.
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In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.
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burmesedays
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 5:25pm |
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Graham Gooch rates Patrick Patterson as the fast bowler who scared him the most.... A famous Goochie quote goes something like "Patterson was the only bowler who made me fear for my life. His key goal was to maim batsmen".
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spin wizard
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 5:32pm |
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It's the key goal of all West Indian fast bowlers mate! No mercy! Even the youngsters back here try to bowl at their fastest speed to scare the **** out of you!
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 5:37pm |
  .Yep. But if all are nasty, some are nastier than others. Patto, Sylvestor Clarke and Colin Croft come to mind ....
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 5:42pm |
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Yeah, some are more nasty than others!
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 8:57pm |
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I remember when Wayne Daniel and Sylvester Clarke used to terrorise batsmen on the county circuit playing for Middlesex and Surrey respectively.
There was a great story where Daniel was batting against Sussex and Garth Le Roux (another mean performer) decided to bounce him - even before the ball had passed the batsman Ian Gould the keeper was screaming "NOOOOOO" at the bowler as he knew that riling Daniel (normally a very mild mannered guy) could spell trouble - as it proved when he rattled them out with 7 for 12. Clarke on the other hand was genuinely nasty when bowling - running in with arms and legs flying everywhere and perfectly capable of hurting batsmen - to the extent that he was appalled when his captain told him that beamers really were not on. |
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Posted: 20 January 2007 at 9:28am |
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Those were the days Clobber :-) Wayne Daniel and Vincent van Der Bijl opening the bowling for Middlesex. Wayne was indeed a quiet laid-back type. The worst thing you could possibly do was to rile him. That 7 for 12 response from Daniel is of course reminiscent of Devon's Malcolms 9fer after Fainie DeVilliers had hit him on the helmet!
Sylvestor Clarke (RIP) was truly mean although I once heard Pat Pocock say he was completely different off the field.
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Posted: 20 January 2007 at 10:30am |
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yes, Clarke was meant to be a total party animal and enjoyed a few beers
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Posted: 05 February 2007 at 5:23am |
Wasim was the best at his time and he was threat and feared too. The second bowler will be Mohammad Asif after Shoaib Akhtar -- |
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Posted: 05 February 2007 at 5:41am |
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I sippose having a one-eyed Pakistani fan is a change from the Sri Lankan equivalent.....
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Vipera russelli
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 6:48am |
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Diuretics are used to look good in TV shows
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 12:13pm |
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when did he play for Surrey then?
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Vipera russelli
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 1:11pm |
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Diuretics are used to look good in TV shows
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Posted: 06 February 2007 at 2:01pm |
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Very nice, but I was talking about Sylvestor Clarke you see.....
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