Ranking the bowlers

[GVGjr]

Anyone prepared to rank the 10 best current Australian pace bowlers and the 5 best spinners?

[Happy Days]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

Pace
1. Johnson
2. Hlifenhaus (injury withstanding)
3. Bollinger
4. Siddle
5. McKay
6. Harris
7. Bracken (again, injury withstanding)
8. Nannes
9. Cutting
10. Geeves

Tait left off because he doesn't play first class, Lee because I don't think he can make it back.

Spin
1. Hauritz
2. Krejza
3. Heal
4. Holland
5. McGain

Smith not in as his bowling is not yet up to standard.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

Not factoring in potential.

Test/Shield
Pace
1- Bollinger
2- Johnson
3- Hilfenhaus
4- Siddle
5- McKay
6- Cutting
7- Geeves
8- Nannes
9- Hastings
10- George

Hilfenhaus would be higher if not for injury.

Spin
1- Hauritz
2- Krejza
3- McGain
4- Holland
5- Heal

ODI/ODD
Pace
1- Bracken
2- McKay
3- Bollinger
4- Johnson
5- Harris
6- Rimmington
7- Nannes
8- Hilfenhaus
9- Siddle
10- Cutting

Spin
1- Hauritz
2- Doherty
3- Heal
4- Krejza
5- McGain

Lots of love for Bracken having him at 1 despite the long term injury.

T2O
Pace
1- Nannes
2- Rimmington
3- Johnson
4- Harris
5- Tait
6- Hilfenhaus
7- Bracken
8- McKay
9- Siddle
10- Bollinger

Spin/Slow
1- Hauritz
2- Heal
3- D.Hussey
4- Doherty
5- Holland

[lemmon]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

Quicks-
1. Johnson
2. Hilfenhaus
3. Bollinger
4. Siddle
5. McKay
6. Nannes
7. Geeves
8. George
9. Hastings
10. Harris

Spin
1. Hauritz
2. Krejza
3. McGain
4. Bailey
5. Holland

[GVGjr]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

Pace bowlers
1 - Johnson
2 - Hilfenhaus
3 - Bollinger
4 - Siddle
5 - Nannes
6 - McKay
7 - Cutting
8 - Geeves
9 - McDonald
10 - Watson

Spin
1 - Hauritz
2 - Krejza
3 - Holland
4 - McGain
5 - Smith

[chef]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

Ratings are for when the player is fully fit.

Fast Bowlers

1 Johnson
2 Hilfenhaus
3 Bollinger
4 Siddle
5 Watson
6 Harris
7 McKay
8 Cutting
9 Nannes
10 Geeves

Spin Bowlers

1 Hauritz
2 Krejza
3 Holland
4 Doherty
5 Simpson

[mighty_west]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

Pace
1 - Johnson
2 - Bollinger
3 - Hilfenhaus
4 - Siddle
5 - McKay
6 - Nannes
7 - Watson
8 - Geeves
9 - Harris
10 - Cutting

Spin
1 - Hauritz
2 - Krejza
3 - Holland
4 - McGain
5 - Smith

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

What does everyone think of O'Brien who I think has come along in leaps and bounds since moving down to SA, and is certainly someone I would entertain for the shorter forms of the game at this stage?

[GVGjr]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

What does everyone think of O'Brien who I think has come along in leaps and bounds since moving down to SA, and is certainly someone I would entertain for the shorter forms of the game at this stage?

He's certainly jumped up the order but it's hard for me to get enthused by primarily limited over spinners.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

He's certainly jumped up the order but it's hard for me to get enthused by primarily limited over spinners.

Yet Hauritz is topping most lists, and only as much as 12 months ago that's what he was regarded as.

I do agree with you that O'Brien still needs a few more runs on the board as far as the longer form of the game goes, but he has come from a way back and put in quite a few impressive performances.

[anfo27]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

I can't see how Bollinger is rated higher than Siddle. I haven't seen every spell from both bowlers this summer but from what I have seen Siddle has bowled with no luck while Bollinger has picked up some wickets with ordinary deliveries.

Siddle for mine is clearly a better bowler.

[chef]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

I can't see how Bollinger is rated higher than Siddle. I haven't seen every spell from both bowlers this summer but from what I have seen Siddle has bowled with no luck while Bollinger has picked up some wickets with ordinary deliveries.

Siddle for mine is clearly a better bowler.

I don't agree, Siddle was very average this summer while Bollinger has consistently taken wickets and trouble batsmen with his pace, bounce, angle and movement. IMO Siddle has had these stress fractures for a while now and it's shown in his output for the side.

[anfo27]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

I don't agree, Siddle was very average this summer while Bollinger has consistently taken wickets and trouble batsmen with his pace, bounce, angle and movement. IMO Siddle has had these stress fractures for a while now and it's shown in his output for the side.

Off the top of my head Siddles economy rate was better than Bollinger & Siddle had more play & misses than any other bowler this summer.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

Bollinger bowls a bit like Ian Botham in that he looks ordinary but he's the one getting the wickets.

[anfo27]

Re: Ranking the bowlers

Bollinger bowls a bit like Ian Botham in that he looks ordinary but he's the one getting the wickets.

Yeah and that really gives me the shits.