Fast bowling thread- Currently discussing Curtly Ambrose

[PlanetPakistan]

Quick rule
2 pages per fast bowler(can extend to 3 with mutual agreement)

Lets start by discussing A Donald

Some ideas to get the ball rolling

1-How good?
2- How exciting?
3- Favorite/memorable moment?
4- Best performance?

My answers
1- very good...on par with Burenwala bombshell(Waqar Younis)
2- Very exciting...excellent action.
3- Spell vs Atherton and the bouncer to Sultan Zarwani(that in itself deserves a separate thread)
4- Not sure....

[The One]

1 - one of the best of the last 15-20 years. among my top 3 with amby and mcgrath
2 - favourite fast bowling action. great leap and very graceful
3 - the ball to tendulkar in durban 1996
4 - probably this match

[embee]

The Ozzie team would benefit from some White lightening ....

[embee]

On the subject of White Lightning ...

3. Got to be his running with Zulu in the 99 Gilly

[horace]

fantastic player..

[DJ_Smerk]

Is A Donald White Lightning? That means MacGill is Guiness (Flat and Bitter).

[horace]

Is A Donald White Lightning? That means MacGill is Guiness (Flat and Bitter).

fixed.

Magoo was and never will be a Victorian

[JGK]

1-How good?

Very very very good. Easily in Saf AT XI.

2- How exciting?

Very when on song.

3- Favorite/memorable moment?

WC SF 99. Also, a superb spell to the Waughs in 97/8 at the SCG where he scared the shit out of MEW (who was closing in on 100) who then farmed the stike to Steve (in his 100th test) who was ultimately bowled by just about the fastest ball I have ever seen.


4- Best performance?

None against OZ that I can think of.

[DJ_Smerk]

4- Best performance?

None against OZ that I can think of.

Phurt.

[JGK]

Another fave moment was in the Super 6 match at the 99 WC. Aust needed to win, Steve Waugh was in the middle of his masterpiece, Hansie brought back Donald to get SAf back in it. First ball Waugh laces through covers for 4. Advantage Oz.

[JGK]

4- Best performance?

None against OZ that I can think of.

Phurt.

Why? I really can't think of any single stand out performances against us that I saw.

[Henry]

1- Extremely good. Probably on a par with Waqar, but one notch below Ambrose and Mcgrath.

2- When in full flow he was extremely exciting.

3- Bowling against Athers at Trent Bridge in 1998. Fantastic, riveting test cricket.

4- As some have already said, it's hard to remember a truly stand out Donald performance. I didn't see it, but some of his finest work was apparently done on the flat pitches of the Sub Continent.

[PlanetPakistan]

1- Extremely good. Probably on a par with Waqar, but one notch below Ambrose and Mcgrath.

2- When in full flow he was extremely exciting.

3- Bowling against Athers at Trent Bridge in 1998. Fantastic, riveting test cricket.

4- As some have already said, it's hard to remember a truly stand out Donald performance. I didn't see it, but some of his finest work was apparently done on the flat pitches of the Sub Continent.

Indians really rate him(as you can see by TO's post)

When a bowler is as good as Donald most batsmen shy away from going after his bowling and those who do try end up failing....

HENCE
When the batsmen actually succed in their onslaught on a LIVELY pitch then its absolutely fantastic cricket....one of such moments was the 1998 Durban test match when White lightening was brought down to its knees by an unknown all rounder named Azhar Mahmood.

BTW he is a not just a great fast bowler but unlike most other fast bowler he is actually a very friendly and nice person.

[Red]

1-How good?

Very very very good. Easily in Saf AT XI.

2- How exciting?

Very when on song.

3- Favorite/memorable moment?

WC SF 99. Also, a superb spell to the Waughs in 97/8 at the SCG where he scared the shit out of MEW (who was closing in on 100) who then farmed the stike to Steve (in his 100th test) who was ultimately bowled by just about the fastest ball I have ever seen.




4- Best performance?

None against OZ that I can think of.

I remember that spell. I could never fathom though why Cronje left him out of the attack for the majority of Waugh Junior's innings leaving the latter to face innocuous spin. The minute Donald came on he looked second rate.

How do you lighten white?

[embee]

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