Holding was a great fast bowler..no doubt. Personally I felt Malcolm Marshall was better : he was quick and got greater movernment off the seam and swing as well. His variation was just killer.
@mistersmith6000 Even as a Kiwi, I'd have to say Holding. Hadlee was a model for so many, though. I still see players my age starting their run-up with a little sideways skip.
@KanhaTigerman Believe it or not, scary as Holding was, the most-feared bowler in that era was Sylvester Clarke - when he could be bothered, which he rarely could be.
I netted with him; he arrived late to the pre-match practice, wearing pyjamas and slippers, picked up a ball, took one step and just turned his arm over at one of the Surrey batsmen. The ball nipped in and bounced over the batsman's shoulder - he never saw it. Then Clarke walked off.
incredible jumper he's wearing
preedoburner2010 3 weeks ago
@xpat73 The entire West Indian quicks of the eighties were wonderful to watch. All of them deadly in their own right. Ah the memories
south6bt 4 weeks ago
wow! wasn't Kevin Pietersen's helmet dislodged by a bouncer in recent times in a similar fashion?
vvikramraj 1 month ago
"you miss... i hit"
kroqster 1 month ago
Holding was a great fast bowler..no doubt. Personally I felt Malcolm Marshall was better : he was quick and got greater movernment off the seam and swing as well. His variation was just killer.
xpat73 1 month ago
@mistersmith6000 Even as a Kiwi, I'd have to say Holding. Hadlee was a model for so many, though. I still see players my age starting their run-up with a little sideways skip.
TheJustgreg 2 months ago
Best bowling rhythm/action since colour TV arrived. Micheal Holding? vs Richard Hadlee?
mistersmith6000 3 months ago
@KanhaTigerman Believe it or not, scary as Holding was, the most-feared bowler in that era was Sylvester Clarke - when he could be bothered, which he rarely could be.
I netted with him; he arrived late to the pre-match practice, wearing pyjamas and slippers, picked up a ball, took one step and just turned his arm over at one of the Surrey batsmen. The ball nipped in and bounced over the batsman's shoulder - he never saw it. Then Clarke walked off.
Holding was more beautiful to watch, though.
TheExecutee 3 months ago
It's almost strange how such a nice guy can bowl such fearsome stuff.
DeejayDREAM 3 months ago
@RohRohToday I was born in the wrong era; I never got to wear a jumper like that!
Googly501 3 months ago