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The theory that I have been trying to back up, is that the top spinners
notably Warne and Mushtaq are better strike bowlers on greentops
than they are on slow turning wickets.

Could those of you who know these wickets please comment.

Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Rawalpindi, Lahore, The Oval,
Penshawar, Christchurch

Certainly Kingsmead is considered a seamers wicket.

Innings best
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31      6

52      7

56      7

23      7

71      8

87      6

84      6
1332T The Oval     E_P  Mushtaq Ahmed                37     10
78      6
1403V Kingsmead    S_P  Mushtaq Ahmed                37     13
78      6
1316V Chirstchurch N_P  Mushtaq Ahmed                34.4   13
56      7

Match best
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67      9

110     11

109     11

77     11

128     12

1314M Sydney       A_P  Mushtaq Ahmed                66.2   13
186      9
1403M Kingsmead    S_P  Mushtaq Ahmed                69.0   22
149      9
1316M Christchurch N_P  Mushtaq Ahmed                65.2   17
171     10

143     10

106     10

Another interesting trend that emergers is that although Warne seems to
lead ito
one or two wickets in his best performances, Mushtaq is certainly a
better
journeyman.

With thanks to John and others for the stats

Bruce...

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Is it a bad sign if you spend the day
wondering why their are no laws against
what you do for a living - Dilbert
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Top bowlers, spinners or not, should take wickets anywhere, on any type of
wicket, greentops, browntops, dustbasins, anything.

This is why Marshall and Walsh (eg) are GREAT bowlers. They have taken
wickets all over the world, on all types of pitches and in under all types
of CIRCUMSTANCES.

This is also why Warne is a great bowler(IMO).
--
Malcolm Singh
Views are mine and not Logica's