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by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:51 pm

Some of this is a bit complicated. It's not always obvious what some early bowlers dispensed. Some bowled a mixture, and for others it's not clear what they bowled at all. Some will know more about this than me, so I'll take advise. But what I'm doing is choosing those that cricinfo call specialist spinners. Of those that bowl a mixture, Warwick Armstrong and Bill Johnston will turn up in the all rounders (as will a couple of others here, if not selected for spin). Maurice Tate will have to take his chances among the pace bowlers. Going to put SF Barnes in among the pace bowlers, and if not chosen, for the mixture of pace and spin I'll put up for number 11.

So, these are specialist spinners, minimum wickets 50, chosen by average. Starting with the lowest average.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=bowling

Not going to make an all pace attack an option. Or an all spin attack for that matter.

by **Aidan11** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:06 pm

Gotta be Warnie.

by **Gingerfinch** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 3:59 pm

Also went for Warne. Made players like R Smith, Stewart and more look ordinary.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:39 pm

Me too. Though I had a think about Laker, and might go for him as my final pick. Nice to see Bobby Peel get a nod.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:40 pm

And got so many wickets more than anyone else.

by **alfie** » Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:06 am

Has to be Warne , doesn't it . Stats have it ; and he was magic ; personality as much as craft. Though he did have the advantage of bowling to a lot of batsmen who never learned how to play spin...

See someone voted for Benaud...I loved watching him too. And Laker ; though I was very young when I saw him bowl.

Peel was before my time

by **Alviro Patterson** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:10 pm

Other: Bob Appleyard

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:48 pm

Only five games for Bob. Had a decent series though.

by **Aidan11** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:51 pm

I thought Deadly Derek might have got a vote or two.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:52 pm

Without Warne it would have been a competitive field.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:39 pm

Bowled Warney.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:43 pm

Hobbs
Sutcliffe
Bradman
Border
Waugh
Blank
Gilchrist
Warne
Blank
Blank
Blank

Two pace bowlers and number six polls still ongoing.

by **Aidan11** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:03 pm

The blank brothers were quite a formidable bunch of siblings when it came to Ashes cricket.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:14 pm

All bowlers. Ma Blank always prayed she'd have a little batter. Someone to help her around the house, that she could dress up real pretty. But her dream never came true. Just a whole lot of bowlers, spittin' and cussin'.

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