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Originally Posted by Lemming Wes Hall was a devastating bowler but one who probably belongs in a lower echelon. Was Wes Hall the first really great West Indian fast bowler? (Ninjaman will know more than me.) |
Wes Hall was one the best bowlers of his time, and many would agree that he was the most fearsome. Dennis Lillee who is one the greatest Australain fast bowler once said that when he was younger he used to imagine himself bowling like Wes Hall, so he must have been a good bowler.
What is interesing about Wes Hall is that he began his cricketing career as a wicket-keeping batsman and then transformed himself as a fast bowler. Here are his bowling figures:
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Mat Balls R W BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
overall 48 10421 5066 192 7/69 11/126 26.38 2.91 54.2 9 1
His final bowling average of 26 doesn't look quite great for a fast bowler, but earlier in his career his bowling average was a lot less, around 22. Click
here for his cumulative career bowling averages.