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[swingdog]

Two faves from childhood and from the same great bowler.

Dennis Lillee vs Viv Richards, one day domestic semi-final, 1976 on the quick WACA pitch. No helmets. WA bowled out for 77, this was the reply.



Queensland eventually bowled out for 62.

Dennis Lillee vs Pakistan at MCG, same season. Hot day, dead pitch, Lillee single-handedly tore the heart out of Pakistan.

 

[OzBomber]

This one from Brett Lee has always been a favourite of mine, in the VB Series final.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

Here's a few that have stood out to me when I've watched them as they happened:


/thread. Still remember exactly where and when I was watching this. I was 12, it was a Sunday night and I was at the place of one of my dad's mate's place at some shitty BBQ. Refused to leave until the game was over.



Jerome Taylor 5/11 vs England. All out 51.



Shame he hasn't gone on with this kind of form since.

 

[La Vache]

The delivery that gets flintoff is simply amazing. Pitches about foot outside off, shoots down the hill at about knee height. Flintoff doesn't get anywhere near it.

The most unplayable ball I've seen in I think. Not only does it shoot in low of the slope but by sheer fluke pitches for a perfect inswinger and curves into the stumps.

There is not a batsman alive that would get anywhere near it.

 

[Tex_21]

Curtly's 7/1 was brutal. Surprised no-one has mentioned his 5/30-odd when Deano pissed him off at the G one night in a one dayer.

Dean Headley's 6/60ish at the MCG Test in 98/99 still haunts.

 

[krisholio14]

The first time I remember being aware of cricket as a real little fella was the above summer. Some genuinely frightening stuff being delivered in that clip.

 

[PTizzle]

Love this one, just forcing through for the win.

 

[Gough]

Australia v. New Zealand, Adelaide 1987/88

http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153122.html

Having been in for almost seven and a half hours he was run out by a superb throw from McDermott, whose figures of four for 135 from 45.5 overs of fast bowling do not tell the full story of his effort in century-plus temperatures. Australia had lost Reid early in the match, the left-arm swing bowler going off with a back injury, and McDermott had to carry the attack.

I watched McDermott bowl those overs, one spell was almost uninterrupted between lunch and tea and remember how hot it was. AB just kept throwing him the ball, it wasn't a great spell in terms of achievement, but it was one I'll always remember watching. If anyone remembers Mike Veletta taking a brilliant catch at gully or point, it was that game. AB got 205 in Australia's first innings too.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Shame he hasn't gone on with this kind of form since.

Probably because not every Test pitch is as big a greentop than that was?

Any test bowler worth their salt would take a bag on that. Bracewell isn't that good just yet.

 

[Zach Package]

Warne on the last morning of the Adelaide test in 05. I've seen him bowl better but under the circumstances and to turn the game completely on its head was amazing

 

[sherb]

This is surely worth an airing, his last six wickets costing no runs:


Or this:


Mike Procter, including 4 wickets in 5 balls:


And finally:

 

[sherb]

And here is a rather depressing one from the first season of cricket I can remember, if you can sit through 30 minutes' worth of video. Snow was an excellent fast bowler.

 

[Gough]

A published poet too, by reputation, John Snow was one of cricket's gents.

 

[Ill Chicken]

Probably because not every Test pitch is as big a greentop than that was?

Any test bowler worth their salt would take a bag on that. Bracewell isn't that good just yet.

Rubbish call. New Zealand last won a test in Australia when and after being completely pounded and written off after the first test in Brisbane?


Shoaib Akhtar has an awesome highlight reel, Shane Bond in the WC against Australia in SA.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Rubbish call. New Zealand last won a test in Australia when and after being completely pounded and written off after the first test in Brisbane?

I'm not saying they didn't outplay us. Where did I say that?

But Bracewell has done well against minnows and against us on raging seamers. He'll be a good bowler but that game isn't a good indicator of his talent IMO.

 

[Noobz0r]

Rubbish call. New Zealand last won a test in Australia when and after being completely pounded and written off after the first test in Brisbane?

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That wasn't his point

 

[Torz]

Shane Bond in the WC against Australia in SA.

Quality bowler, wouldn't you say Noobz0r and thorne89?

 

[Noobz0r]

He said WC mate, that's not a test match

 

[Torz]

He said WC mate, that's not a test match

Just emphasises his flexibility.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Quality bowler, wouldn't you say Noobz0r and thorne89?

Certainly could have been.

18 tests between 2001 and 2009 just doesn't cut it. Talent was freakish but to be a quality test bowler you need to be durable (see: Courtney Walsh, re: Pat Cummins).

 

[Ill Chicken]

That wasn't his point

Ah so the point is that the spell was poor, and my point is the spell wasn't poor, what's your point?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Ah so the point is that the spell was poor, and my point is the spell was poor, what's your point?

Read what DrVan wrote, and what I replied with. He asked why that form wasn't maintained, I said because the pitch he took the bag on was a massive greentop. That and his debut against Zimbabwe have bumped up his figures to look pretty decent. Will more than likely be nothing more than a decent Test bowler.

 

[Noobz0r]

I'm not saying that his point was correct, in fact I disagree with him. But you took it in a whole new direction to suit yourself.

 

[Ill Chicken]

Read what DrVan wrote, and what I replied with. He asked why that form wasn't maintained, I said because the pitch he took the bag on was a massive greentop. That and his debut against Zimbabwe have bumped up his figures to look pretty decent. Will more that likely be nothing more than a decent Test bowler.

Basically every clip that has been shown on here has been a pitch that has done something for the bowler. It is a crock of shit to write off Bracewell's efforts. It was one of the best spells of bowling for New Zealand in decades.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Basically every clip that has been shown on here has been a pitch that has done something for the bowler. It is a crock of shit to write off Bracewell's efforts. It was one of the best spells of bowling for New Zealand in decades.

Yeah, fair enough, it wasn't bad. In fact, it was good. The YouTube title is a little misleading haha. And you say those pitches have done stuff for all, mainly true, but that pitch was pretty damn green; surely you can acknowledge that.

I'm just saying I'd loved to have bowled at the current Australian batting line-up on that pitch.