Frustration

[wellinghall]

Gah. LJ won't let me post a numerical poll with a scale of less than one (tho' admittedly this is only a very minor frustration!)

ETA: Swann is the third fastest bowler to 100 Test wickets (in terms of time). Who is ahead of him in the list?

ETA2: In terms of time:
1 Kapil Dev
2 Mitchell Johnson
3 Swann
(or, depending on your source, Johnson and Swann may be equal second)

In terms of numbers of tests:
1 GA Lohmann, 16 tests
2= CTB Turner, SF Barnes, CV Grimmett, each on 17 tests

AL Valentine, AME Roberts and IT Botham, each on 19 tests, were the fastest post-war bowlers.

Comments

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

I'm going to make a couple of guesses at Curtley Ambrose and Murali.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

In terms of time

1 Kapil Dev
2 Mitchell Johnson
3 Swann

(or, depending on your source, Johnson and Swann are equal second)

In terms of numbers of tests

1 GA Lohmann, 16 tests
2= CTB Turner, 17 tests
2= SF Barnes, 17 tests
2= CV Grimmett, 17 tests

AL Valentine, AME Roberts and IT Botham, each on 19 tests, were the fastest post-war bowlers

Surely Kapil Dev is 1st or 2d?

[wemyss.livejournal.com]

And would not Johnson MG (Aus) be joint 3d w Swanny?

Re: Surely Kapil Dev is 1st or 2d?

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed.

In terms of time

1 Kapil Dev
2 Mitchell Johnson
3 Swann

(or, depending on your source, Johnson and Swann are equal second)

In terms of numbers of tests

1 GA Lohmann, 16 tests
2= CTB Turner, 17 tests
2= SF Barnes, 17 tests
2= CV Grimmett, 17 tests

AL Valentine, AME Roberts and IT Botham, each on 19 tests, were the fastest post-war bowlers

[lanciatore.livejournal.com]

Kapil and Mitchell Johnson

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed.

In terms of time

1 Kapil Dev
2 Mitchell Johnson
3 Swann

(or, depending on your source, Johnson and Swann are equal second)

In terms of numbers of tests

1 GA Lohmann, 16 tests
2= CTB Turner, 17 tests
2= SF Barnes, 17 tests
2= CV Grimmett, 17 tests

AL Valentine, AME Roberts and IT Botham, each on 19 tests, were the fastest post-war bowlers