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[FattusCattus]

By that I mean guys picked in the test side as batters, but who were occasionally asked to turn their arms over and were more than useful, and may have even picked up a few wickets - I use Root as my current benchmark here:

Boycott
Gooch
Butcher
Trott
Wood (Barry?)
Hick
Maddy


I'm sure Butch picked up 3 or 4 wickets once against Aus, and am I right in thinking Ramps wasn't the filthiest offie ever?

I also remember Fat Gatt used to regularly have a trundle for Middx in the one day stuff.

[Alvaro]

Wally Hammond?

[FattusCattus]

Did you see him Alvin - you're older than I thought?

[mattw]

I thought Michael Vaughan had a decent technique. Decent First Class average, but his test average is shocking.

[wcc]

Paul Collingwood.

[felix]

Athers was allegedly a half decent leggie in his younger days.  However I remember him bowling some absolute filth at India in 1990, though still got Dilip Vengsarkar out with a full bunger.  Cricinfo reminds me of his figures that day, 7-0-60-1, wouldn't look out of place in an ODI today.

[Neon Cricket]

We're all over-complicating this. I challenge you to find a better test match bowler;

Mat   Inns   Balls   Runs   Wkts   BBI   BBM   Ave   Econ    SR
152   2        18        7        1     1/6   1/6    7.00    2.33  18.0

[northernboy1987]

We're all over-complicating this. I challenge you to find a better test match bowler;

Mat   Inns   Balls   Runs   Wkts   BBI   BBM   Ave   Econ    SR
152   2        18        7        1     1/6   1/6    7.00    2.33  18.0

Bowled Chef.

[Mr_Orange]

Purely for the title of this (and the first ball!)

I give you:
Alec Stewart - the demon bowler, a compilation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwHymc9gRVM

[northernboy1987]

Boycs going full village and bowling with his cap on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_412SamXVo

[Seniorplayer]

Tony Gregg
Basil Dolivera

[Manormanic]

Actually, I think a credible analysis is:

 Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests   4  2  102  56  4  3/16  3/16  14.00  3.29  25.5  0  0  0 
ODIs   14  7  228  175  4  1/13  1/13  43.75  4.60  57.0  0  0  0 

[FattusCattus]

Tony Gregg
Basil Dolivera

@seniormoment - I would suggest both of those might have been considered all-rounders rather than part timers?

[Alvaro]

Did you see him Alvin - you're older than I thought?

Pathe, my dear.

But good point. Time for my medication.

[Rob580]

@seniormoment - I would suggest both of those might have been considered all-rounders rather than part timers?

Yeah, that Jimmy Anderson was a decent part timer.

I mean he only bowled part of the time, sometimes he was fielding, or watching, or sleeping.