the greatest bowling performances of them all ?

The top ten

1 Hugh Tayfield, 9 for 113 v England, Johannesburg, 1957

2 Harbhajan Singh, 8 for 84 v Australia, Chennai, 2001

3 Stuart Broad, 8 for 15 v Australia, Trent Bridge, 2015

4 Bob Willis, 8 for 43 v Australia, Headingley, 1981

5 Devon Malcolm, 9 for 57 v South Africa, The Oval, 1994

6 Michael Holding, 8 for 92 v England, The Oval, 1976

7 Curtly Ambrose, 6 for 24 v England, Port-of-Spain, 1994

8 Bob Massie, 8 for 53 v England, Lord's, 1972

9 Curtley Ambrose, 7 for 25 v Australia, Perth, 1993

10 Richie Benaud, 6 for 70 v England, Old Trafford, 1961

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/con...67114.html

Once again, the Ferriday-Wilson ranking system is largely dispassionate.

Lots of numbers are punched in - including, for instance,

a precisely calibrated measure of each wicket's worth using historical ICC batting ratings

- and out burp the results..

A particular favourite of mine was Rob Bagchi's beautifully evocative piece on

Sarfraz Nawaz - Pakistan's swing-bowling "dandy" -

which manages to reference Keyser Soze, Omar Sharif and Marlies Gohr  ::LOL::

while retelling the story of his match-stealing 9 for 86 at the MCG in 1979..

J. B. King, Philly, vs Lancashire, 1903,  9-62 second innings!!!!  8) ::love:: 8) ::love::

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J. B. King, Philly, vs Lancashire, 1903,  9-62 second innings!!!!  8) ::love:: 8) ::love::
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Ha ha ha!

"Greatest" bowling???  PGHTHGGH!!  Jiz beach party pie tossin'!!!

J.B. King, Philly, vs Sussex, 1897, 7-13 first innings!!!![/b]  :o :o :-* :-* 8) 8)

Now DAT sum seeereeeus first-ball-fifteen-yard-flippin-flingin!!!

"Greatest"???    Sunday parks pie tossers!

J.B. King, Philly, vs Warner's English XI, 1897, 9-25 first innings!!!!  :o :o ::love:: ::love:: 8) 8)

"Greatest bowlers"?????    PFGHHHH!!! 

J.B. King, Philly, vs Oxford, 1903  8-39 FIRST INNGS!!!!  ::love:: ::love:: ::love::