Re: Your favorite West Indian fast bowler ever!

by skully Sun 30 Aug 2009, 06:42

Bored, qmy?

by Bradman Sun 30 Aug 2009, 06:48

It's not like it was hard. I've had three smokes, had GAE bring in some martinis and bitch to me for half an hour about stopping her flying and gone out to watch qmyjr do some jumping. Something I specifically warned the guys he wasn't to do 'til he got older.

I've been away from this thing for quite a while at times.

by skully Sun 30 Aug 2009, 08:14

by Bradman Sun 30 Aug 2009, 08:31

Easiest and slowest and most unexpected TB in history.

by Josh Carney Mon 31 Aug 2009, 06:06

lardbucket wrote:Andy Roberts

I have never seen Andy, but Sunny rates him as the best he has come across. Apparently never said a word to the batsman and let the ball do all the talking.

by Guest Mon 31 Aug 2009, 08:54

Josh Carney wrote:
lardbucket wrote:Andy Roberts
I have never seen Andy, but Sunny rates him as the best he has come across.

David Gower said the same thing. He had two bouncers - a playable one that he showed you, and another, much quicker.

by horace Mon 31 Aug 2009, 09:02

my all time favourite is Wes Hall...he may not be the best but was the first to bowl with a savage joy

by PlanetPakistan Mon 31 Aug 2009, 18:13

How about Ian Bishop because of the aura of Walsh and Ambrose.

He was one of their recent pace bowlers yet his name is mostly ignored!

Tall, quick, and an A Flintoff like action

Very fine bowler.

by Henry Mon 31 Aug 2009, 18:52

For me it has to be Mikey Holding. So much grace and athleticism, and fearome, effortless pace.

Followed by Curtly. For sheer intimidation he was an awesome sight in his prime.

Then Courtney Walsh. The workhorse. Still massively underrated, imo. His record is up there with the best. A good man to boot.

by filosofee Mon 31 Aug 2009, 20:44

Malcolm Marshall. Saw him in the MCC vs Rest of the World Test match, at Lord's in 1987. Awesome

by lardbucket Wed 02 Sep 2009, 09:49

filosofee wrote:Malcolm Marshall. Saw him in the MCC vs Rest of the World Test match, at Lord's in 1987. Awesome

What Test was that?

by DJ_Smerk Wed 02 Sep 2009, 09:58

http://www.cricinfo.com/england/engine/match/399159.html

It was a First Class match played over 5 days. Not a Test.

by PlanetPakistan Wed 02 Sep 2009, 18:43

PlanetPakistan wrote:How about Ian Bishop because of the aura of Walsh and Ambrose.

He was one of their recent pace bowlers yet his name is mostly ignored!

Tall, quick, and an A Flintoff like action

Very fine bowler.

wow what a horrible post!

by Anthony_Gonzales Mon 17 Dec 2012, 23:18

JGK wrote:Maco was undoubtedly the best of them (and a champion bloke too). I loved Ambrose as well (even though he regularly destroyed us).

But for me Joel Garner was the bowling icon of the great West Indian era. When he came in to bowl I used to think "how the fark could anyone actually survive batting against this guy". When the likes of Holding and Walsh came on after him it signalled some respite for the batsman!

He's by far the best JAMODI bowler ever as well.

That was pretty much how I saw Garner as well. Others might have been better bowlers, but no one seemed as scary and awe inspiring as Garner.

Those were the days......

by PeterCS Mon 17 Dec 2012, 23:23

Curtly Ambrose Wink

A proven absolute destroyer.

And a great, stadium-illuminating character on the field, and in the team. (Even when sombre off it - once (or twice) bitten, twice (or more) shy of the media.)

I have to admit to a weakness for Wes Hall too, though not up there in stats or probably class either. A great guy, another gentle giant playing a killer('s) role.

by PeterCS Mon 17 Dec 2012, 23:26

But what does "favourite" mean?

Mikey had the best action. Roberts was the most thinking, the most calculating, probably the best learner from the experience of previous deliveries. Marshall the most methodical, though not to my mind the most exciting. And so on.

They all deserve words of sometimes bittersweet praise.

by Brass Monkey Mon 17 Dec 2012, 23:41

Still miss him, Amby... the more I think about it the more I just took for granted I could watch spell after spell after spell of hostile pace and pinpoint accuracy. What a bowler. One of the finest.

by horace Tue 18 Dec 2012, 03:38

find this just about impossible to answer

I saw Wes Hall bowl...extraordinairy...not least because he often smiled at the point of release...loved watching him bat too

by Mick Sawyer Tue 18 Dec 2012, 03:57

My favourite was Sobers. Back yard cricket, he was me, finger spin, wrist spin, swinging medium pacers. It was fun.

by horace Tue 18 Dec 2012, 05:00

Mick Sawyer wrote:My favourite was Sobers. Back yard cricket, he was me, finger spin, wrist spin, swinging medium pacers. It was fun.

aye...he was a magician

by Mick Sawyer Tue 18 Dec 2012, 05:33

horace wrote:
Mick Sawyer wrote:My favourite was Sobers. Back yard cricket, he was me, finger spin, wrist spin, swinging medium pacers. It was fun.

aye...he was a magician

Were you in Melbourne for the 254?

by horace Tue 18 Dec 2012, 06:08

Mick Sawyer wrote:
horace wrote:
Mick Sawyer wrote:My favourite was Sobers. Back yard cricket, he was me, finger spin, wrist spin, swinging medium pacers. It was fun.

aye...he was a magician

Were you in Melbourne for the 254?

aye...was at the G the day when 99000 turned up...everyone was disappointed we were batting...

also saw he and kanhai have fun playing the Victorian team in a lead up game...kanhai made a monstro score...think Cowper got him out

by Big Dog Tue 18 Dec 2012, 06:53

For me it was 'whispering death' Mikey Holding. Silky smooth runup & delivery. Similar in many ways the the great DKL.

by PeterCS Tue 18 Dec 2012, 09:58

Mick Sawyer wrote:My favourite was Sobers. Back yard cricket, he was me, finger spin, wrist spin, swinging medium pacers. It was fun.

Everybody loves Garry. But the question was about a "fast bowler". GStAS could bowl faster than his languid, fluid movement suggested. But he wasn't really a quick. It was all those variations, all good, that made him the genius. That, and his loose-limbed, hawkeyed, on his day absolutely devastating batting.

by PeterCS Tue 18 Dec 2012, 09:59

Brass Monkey wrote:Still miss him, Amby... the more I think about it the more I just took for granted I could watch spell after spell after spell of hostile pace and pinpoint accuracy. What a bowler. One of the finest.

But you didn't even select him. Tragic!

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