Which pace bowler bowled the most number of the greatest spells in test cricket?

[Harsh Thakor]

 

In this list in order of merit choosing the pace bowlers who bowled the most number of great spells in an innings which rank amongst the very top of all time.

 

1.Imran Khan

 

2.Curtly Ambrose

 

3.Dennis Lillee

 

4.Glen Mcgrath

 

5.Kapil Dev

 

6.Richard Hadlee

 

Imran at top capturing 8 wickets twice and 7 wickets twice all in winning causes.5 7 or more wicket hauls speaks for itself.Above all spahped historic wins for Pakistan.

 

Ambrose 2nd because of his spells that turned the complexion of games virtually ressurecting his side from the grave to a famous win.No bowler was more effective on a bad wicket or in a 4th innings.The ultimate man for a demolition shop reminsicent of a roller shaving off grass.  or a combing operation of an army.

 

Including WSC supertests and 1972 games against rest of the world Dennis Lille has taken 7 or more wickets 4 times and 3 in winning causes.Epitome of agression and determination.The most complete of right arm fast bowlers.8-26 at Perth in 1972 was simply blitzkreig as well as 7-23 in supertest in 1978 v West Indies.

 

Morally in his best spells Mcgrath was as lethal as the very fastest whether at Lords or at Melbourne.Every attribute of great bowling in perfect proportion.Simply a bolwing computer.

 

Kapil Dev when you consider that he has a 9 and 2 8 wicket hauls as well as 2 7 wicket hauls.Although in losing causes revealed the heart of a lion more than anyone.Great intelligence.

 

Richard Hadlee was the ultimate personification of control and was a perfect bowling machine at his best.

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2020 by Harsh Thakor

[rock777]

imran khan without a shadow of doubt

[zen]

Hadlee is one of the biggest match winners .... Has tons of 5-ers  esp. considering the number of innings bowled in (36 5-ers in only 150 innings)

 

Lillee ran through sides as well 

 

Voted for Sir Curtley Ambrose as have seen him pull of some memorable wins and probably be the go-to bowler to defend 150 or less 

 

PS

 

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Opposition team Australia   or England   or India   or New Zealand  or Pakistan   or South Africa   or Sri Lanka   or West Indies

Start of match date greater than or equal to 1 Jan 1970

Type of bowler (by style) pace bowler

Wickets taken greater than or equal to 5

Qualifications wickets taken greater than or equal to 100   and bowling average less than or equal to 25

Ordered by ten wickets in a match (descending)

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Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1990	31	36	6094	2427	201	9/52	15/123	12.07	2.38	30.3	36	9
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1983	19	23	3843	1762	126	7/83	11/123	13.98	2.75	30.5	23	7
Imran Khan (PAK)	1977-1988	20	23	3831	1723	135	8/58	14/116	12.76	2.69	28.3	23	6
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2016	21	24	2576	1259	128	7/51	11/60	9.83	2.93	20.1	24	5
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1986	24	27	4363	1829	150	8/34	13/106	12.19	2.51	29.0	27	4
MD Marshall (WI)	1983-1989	20	22	3068	1166	121	7/22	11/89	9.63	2.28	25.3	22	4
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2000	18	21	3342	1475	112	7/119	11/110	13.16	2.64	29.8	21	4
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1999	21	22	3253	1214	120	8/45	11/84	10.11	2.23	27.1	22	3
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2020	24	27	3559	1487	142	7/42	11/71	10.47	2.50	25.0	27	3
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2006	27	29	4048	1669	161	8/24	10/27	10.36	2.47	25.1	29	3
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-2001	21	22	3264	1426	119	7/37	13/55	11.98	2.62	27.4	22	3
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2019	16	17	1949	1003	100	8/15	11/121	10.03	3.08	19.4	17	2
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2000	17	19	2529	1168	100	7/84	12/139	11.68	2.77	25.2	19	2
N Kapil Dev (INDIA)	1979-1992	23	23	4338	2110	133	9/83	11/146	15.86	2.91	32.6	23	2

 

Edited March 27, 2020 by zen

[Suhaan]

Bottle cap champs shouldn't have made that list in the first place

[Jimmy Cliff]

Stuart Broad.

[Mariyam]

Munaf Patel

[Straight Drive]

Marshall