If you had to pick one spinner

Lance Gibbs ended with 309 wickets in 79 Tests - including 18 five-fors -

all the while conceding his runs at a staggering 1.99 per over.  8)

yes man.  Gibbs was tears for opposing batsmen. 

if gibbs had been bowling with Murali and Warne that wud  have been some kind of  a race  to the most wickets

anodda one for Gina145 


Rest of the World XI, Lord's, 1970:

Freddie Brown (manager), Barry Richards, Graeme Pollock, Clive Lloyd, Farokh Engineer, Mike Procter, Intikhab Alam;

front) Rohan Kanhai, Eddie Barlow, Garry Sobers (captain), Lance Gibbs, Graham McKenzie.

                                         
                       

                               

http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/conten...16047.html

Lance Gibbs was the first spinner in Test history to take 300 wickets :

and for a time was the most prolific wicket-taker in Test cricket.

             

I suppose eras would have to be specified by the thread starter.

also leggies vs. offies vs chinaman . 

The magician Murali! 

Ramadhin and Puss Achong were Magic as well ...

In 1966-67,  Bishan Bedi,  Erapalli Prasanna,  S Venkatraghavan and  Bhagwath Chandrasekhar bowled for India,

and Gibbs finished as the leading wicket-taker.  8)

West Indies won 2-0.

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I suppose eras would have to be specified by the thread starter.

also leggies vs. offies vs chinaman . 
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