| Subject: | Re: Happy Ninetieth, Sir Al |
| From: | Steven Davies-Morris |
| Posting date: | 04-07-2008 |
| Content: | |
John Hall wrote:
> In article , Rodney Ulyate
> writes:
>> The greatest medium-pacer of all-time shares a few memories with
>> Simon Hughes.
>>
>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/07/04/schugh104.xml
>>
>>
>
> A good piece. But not "Sir Al", please! He'd be turning in his
> grave but for the technicality that he's still alive. And
> fast-medium rather than medium, surely? I see that Sir Alec himself
> reckons that he bowled at about the same pace as Matthew Hoggard.
>
> As to whether he was the greatest of all time at his pace, if you
> accept that Barnes typically bowled at the same sort of pace (and I
> agree that it's arguable) then he would have to go ahead of him.
> Possibly Tate, too.
Barnes, Tate, Bedser...Hoggard. Under most conditions that attack
(each in their pomp of course) would be pretty cool to see. Guys that
could bowl relentlessly for long spells, nagging the batsmen to death
(as all batsmen should be).
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