Who was the best fast-bowler of the 1990s?

[Abdullah719]

All formats

[table=class:grid][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Span[/td][td]Mat[/td][td]Wkts[/td][td]BBI[/td][td]BBM[/td][td]Ave[/td][td]Econ[/td][td]SR[/td][td]5fer[/td][td]10fer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Wasim Akram[/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]257[/td][td]568[/td][td]7/119[/td][td]11/160[/td][td]22.41[/td][td]3.13[/td][td]42.8[/td][td]20[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Waqar Younis [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]219[/td][td]548[/td][td]7/76[/td][td]13/135[/td][td]22.39[/td][td]3.79[/td][td]35.4[/td][td]30[/td][td]5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AA Donald[/td][td]1991-1999[/td][td]180[/td][td]490[/td][td]8/71[/td][td]12/139[/td][td]21.50[/td][td]3.25[/td][td]39.6[/td][td]21[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CEL Ambrose[/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]206[/td][td]469[/td][td]8/45[/td][td]11/84[/td][td]22.09[/td][td]2.67[/td][td]49.6[/td][td]23[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CA Walsh [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]197[/td][td]432[/td][td]7/37[/td][td]13/55[/td][td]27.32[/td][td]2.92[/td][td]56.1[/td][td]13[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GD McGrath [/td][td]1993-1999[/td][td]159[/td][td]413[/td][td]8/38[/td][td]10/78[/td][td]23.56[/td][td]3.00[/td][td]46.9[/td][td]18[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]J Srinath [/td][td]1991-1999[/td][td]219[/td][td]399[/td][td]8/86[/td][td]13/132[/td][td]29.02[/td][td]3.58[/td][td]48.5[/td][td]9[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CJ McDermott [/td][td]1990-1996[/td][td]121[/td][td]324[/td][td]8/97[/td][td]11/157[/td][td]24.78[/td][td]3.10[/td][td]47.8[/td][td]11[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SM Pollock [/td][td]1995-1999[/td][td]121[/td][td]279[/td][td]7/87[/td][td]9/103[/td][td]21.69[/td][td]2.83[/td][td]45.9[/td][td]12[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]WPUJC Vaas [/td][td]1994-1999[/td][td]160[/td][td]261[/td][td]6/87[/td][td]10/90[/td][td]28.80[/td][td]3.35[/td][td]51.5[/td][td]4[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CL Cairns [/td][td]1991-1999[/td][td]158[/td][td]258[/td][td]7/27[/td][td]10/100[/td][td]30.79[/td][td]3.70[/td][td]49.8[/td][td]10[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BKV Prasad[/td][td]1994-1999[/td][td]162[/td][td]247[/td][td]6/33[/td][td]10/153[/td][td]32.50[/td][td]3.76[/td][td]51.8[/td][td]7[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]D Gough [/td][td]1994-1999[/td][td]99[/td][td]243[/td][td]6/42[/td][td]9/92[/td][td]26.76[/td][td]3.54[/td][td]45.3[/td][td]8[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DK Morrison [/td][td]1990-1997[/td][td]121[/td][td]243[/td][td]7/89[/td][td]8/83[/td][td]30.64[/td][td]3.64[/td][td]50.4[/td][td]11[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]IR Bishop [/td][td]1990-1998[/td][td]102[/td][td]225[/td][td]6/40[/td][td]8/57[/td][td]26.24[/td][td]3.28[/td][td]47.8[/td][td]6[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Aaqib Javed [/td][td]1990-1998[/td][td]161[/td][td]212[/td][td]7/37[/td][td]8/118[/td][td]31.32[/td][td]3.79[/td][td]49.5[/td][td]5[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]ARC Fraser [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]79[/td][td]211[/td][td]8/53[/td][td]11/110[/td][td]27.01[/td][td]2.83[/td][td]57.2[/td][td]13[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HH Streak [/td][td]1993-1999[/td][td]108[/td][td]211[/td][td]6/90[/td][td]9/105[/td][td]27.12[/td][td]3.36[/td][td]48.3[/td][td]5[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]PR Reiffel [/td][td]1992-1999[/td][td]127[/td][td]210[/td][td]6/71[/td][td]8/152[/td][td]28.09[/td][td]3.17[/td][td]53.0[/td][td]5[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]M Prabhakar [/td][td]1990-1996[/td][td]128[/td][td]205[/td][td]5/33[/td][td]6/92[/td][td]31.64[/td][td]3.52[/td][td]53.8[/td][td]3[/td][td]0[/td][/tr][/table]


Tests

[table=class:grid][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Span[/td][td]Mat[/td][td]Wkts[/td][td]BBI[/td][td]BBM[/td][td]Ave[/td][td]Econ[/td][td]SR[/td][td]5fer[/td][td]10fer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CEL Ambrose[/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]71[/td][td]309[/td][td]8/45[/td][td]11/84[/td][td]20.14[/td][td]2.31[/td][td]52.2[/td][td]21[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CA Walsh[/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]78[/td][td]304[/td][td]7/37[/td][td]13/55[/td][td]25.97[/td][td]2.62[/td][td]59.4[/td][td]13[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Wasim Akram [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]62[/td][td]289[/td][td]7/119[/td][td]11/160[/td][td]21.45[/td][td]2.63[/td][td]48.9[/td][td]17[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AA Donald [/td][td]1992-1999[/td][td]59[/td][td]284[/td][td]8/71[/td][td]12/139[/td][td]21.83[/td][td]2.86[/td][td]45.7[/td][td]19[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Waqar Younis [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]56[/td][td]273[/td][td]7/76[/td][td]13/135[/td][td]21.71[/td][td]3.18[/td][td]40.9[/td][td]21[/td][td]5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GD McGrath [/td][td]1993-1999[/td][td]58[/td][td]266[/td][td]8/38[/td][td]10/78[/td][td]22.87[/td][td]2.61[/td][td]52.4[/td][td]15[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CJ McDermott [/td][td]1991-1996[/td][td]47[/td][td]211[/td][td]8/97[/td][td]11/157[/td][td]26.52[/td][td]2.90[/td][td]54.7[/td][td]11[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]ARC Fraser [/td][td]1990-1998[/td][td]43[/td][td]168[/td][td]8/53[/td][td]11/110[/td][td]26.86[/td][td]2.70[/td][td]59.5[/td][td]13[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]J Srinath [/td][td]1991-1999[/td][td]43[/td][td]162[/td][td]8/86[/td][td]13/132[/td][td]30.19[/td][td]2.88[/td][td]62.8[/td][td]6[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SM Pollock [/td][td]1995-1999[/td][td]38[/td][td]161[/td][td]7/87[/td][td]9/103[/td][td]20.45[/td][td]2.33[/td][td]52.6[/td][td]10[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CL Cairns [/td][td]1991-1999[/td][td]43[/td][td]150[/td][td]7/27[/td][td]10/100[/td][td]28.90[/td][td]3.17[/td][td]54.5[/td][td]9[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]IR Bishop[/td][td]1990-1998[/td][td]39[/td][td]145[/td][td]6/40[/td][td]8/57[/td][td]24.40[/td][td]2.79[/td][td]52.3[/td][td]5[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MG Hughes [/td][td]1990-1994[/td][td]33[/td][td]140[/td][td]5/64[/td][td]8/151[/td][td]26.32[/td][td]2.83[/td][td]55.6[/td][td]3[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DK Morrison[/td][td]1990-1997[/td][td]39[/td][td]139[/td][td]7/89[/td][td]8/83[/td][td]33.09[/td][td]3.29[/td][td]60.3[/td][td]9[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]D Gough [/td][td]1994-1999[/td][td]34[/td][td]135[/td][td]6/42[/td][td]9/92[/td][td]29.07[/td][td]3.19[/td][td]54.6[/td][td]6[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DE Malcolm [/td][td]1990-1997[/td][td]39[/td][td]127[/td][td]9/57[/td][td]10/137[/td][td]36.07[/td][td]3.34[/td][td]64.6[/td][td]5[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]PAJ DeFreitas [/td][td]1990-1995[/td][td]31[/td][td]114[/td][td]7/70[/td][td]9/165[/td][td]29.85[/td][td]2.86[/td][td]62.4[/td][td]3[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HH Streak [/td][td]1993-1999[/td][td]27[/td][td]111[/td][td]6/90[/td][td]9/105[/td][td]24.55[/td][td]2.65[/td][td]55.5[/td][td]4[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]WPUJC Vaas [/td][td]1994-1999[/td][td]34[/td][td]108[/td][td]6/87[/td][td]10/90[/td][td]29.31[/td][td]2.58[/td][td]68.0[/td][td]4[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AR Caddick [/td][td]1993-1999[/td][td]28[/td][td]106[/td][td]7/46[/td][td]8/89[/td][td]29.54[/td][td]2.90[/td][td]60.9[/td][td]7[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]PR Reiffel ([/td][td]1992-1998[/td][td]35[/td][td]104[/td][td]6/71[/td][td]8/152[/td][td]26.96[/td][td]2.62[/td][td]61.5[/td][td]5[/td][td]0[/td][/tr][/table]


ODIs

[table=class:grid][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Span[/td][td]Mat[/td][td]Wkts[/td][td]BBI[/td][td]Ave[/td][td]Econ[/td][td]SR[/td][td]4fer[/td][td]5fer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Wasim Akram [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]195[/td][td]279[/td][td]5/15[/td][td]23.40[/td][td]3.83[/td][td]36.6[/td][td]13[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Waqar Younis [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]163[/td][td]275[/td][td]6/26[/td][td]23.07[/td][td]4.61[/td][td]29.9[/td][td]11[/td][td]9[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]J Srinath [/td][td]1991-1999[/td][td]176[/td][td]237[/td][td]5/23[/td][td]28.21[/td][td]4.36[/td][td]38.8[/td][td]2[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AA Donald [/td][td]1991-1999[/td][td]121[/td][td]206[/td][td]6/23[/td][td]21.04[/td][td]4.04[/td][td]31.2[/td][td]9[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BKV Prasad[/td][td]1994-1999[/td][td]134[/td][td]163[/td][td]5/27[/td][td]31.68[/td][td]4.61[/td][td]41.2[/td][td]3[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CEL Ambrose [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]135[/td][td]160[/td][td]5/32[/td][td]25.85[/td][td]3.48[/td][td]44.5[/td][td]3[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Aaqib Javed [/td][td]1990-1998[/td][td]140[/td][td]158[/td][td]7/37[/td][td]31.18[/td][td]4.30[/td][td]43.4[/td][td]2[/td][td]4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]WPUJC Vaas [/td][td]1994-1999[/td][td]126[/td][td]153[/td][td]4/20[/td][td]28.43[/td][td]4.27[/td][td]39.9[/td][td]3[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GD McGrath [/td][td]1993-1999[/td][td]101[/td][td]147[/td][td]5/14[/td][td]24.79[/td][td]4.01[/td][td]37.0[/td][td]5[/td][td]3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CZ Harris[/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]141[/td][td]132[/td][td]5/42[/td][td]34.74[/td][td]4.30[/td][td]48.4[/td][td]2[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CA Walsh [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]119[/td][td]128[/td][td]4/16[/td][td]30.54[/td][td]3.81[/td][td]48.1[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]M Prabhakar [/td][td]1990-1996[/td][td]95[/td][td]126[/td][td]5/33[/td][td]28.18[/td][td]4.41[/td][td]38.2[/td][td]3[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SM Pollock[/td][td]1996-1999[/td][td]83[/td][td]118[/td][td]6/35[/td][td]23.38[/td][td]3.80[/td][td]36.8[/td][td]4[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GR Larsen [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]121[/td][td]113[/td][td]4/24[/td][td]35.39[/td][td]3.76[/td][td]56.3[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CJ McDermott[/td][td]1990-1996[/td][td]74[/td][td]113[/td][td]4/34[/td][td]21.53[/td][td]3.68[/td][td]35.0[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CL Cairns [/td][td]1991-1999[/td][td]115[/td][td]108[/td][td]5/42[/td][td]33.42[/td][td]4.63[/td][td]43.2[/td][td]2[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]D Gough [/td][td]1994-1999[/td][td]65[/td][td]108[/td][td]5/44[/td][td]23.88[/td][td]4.25[/td][td]33.6[/td][td]5[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SR Waugh [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]196[/td][td]107[/td][td]4/40[/td][td]37.67[/td][td]4.57[/td][td]49.3[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]WJ Cronje [/td][td]1992-1999[/td][td]172[/td][td]106[/td][td]5/32[/td][td]34.20[/td][td]4.37[/td][td]46.8[/td][td]1[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]PR Reiffel [/td][td]1992-1999[/td][td]92[/td][td]106[/td][td]4/13[/td][td]29.20[/td][td]3.92[/td][td]44.6[/td][td]5[/td][td]0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DW Fleming[/td][td]1994-1999[/td][td]66[/td][td]105[/td][td]5/36[/td][td]23.65[/td][td]4.30[/td][td]32.9[/td][td]3[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DK Morrison[/td][td]1990-1996[/td][td]82[/td][td]104[/td][td]5/34[/td][td]27.36[/td][td]4.41[/td][td]37.2[/td][td]0[/td][td]2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]C Pringle [/td][td]1990-1995[/td][td]64[/td][td]103[/td][td]5/45[/td][td]23.87[/td][td]4.45[/td][td]32.1[/td][td]2[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HH Streak [/td][td]1993-1999[/td][td]81[/td][td]100[/td][td]5/32[/td][td]29.98[/td][td]4.45[/td][td]40.4[/td][td]3[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GP Wickramasinghe [/td][td]1990-1999[/td][td]123[/td][td]100[/td][td]4/48[/td][td]39.22[/td][td]4.44[/td][td]52.9[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][/tr][/table]

 

[Ab Fan]

Tests- Ambrose
ODIs- Wasim
Overall- Srinath

 

[gazza619]

Well well well, this is rather complicated as some posters might bring in the ball tampering discussion.

For me Wasim-Waqar were unbeatable during 1990-1995.

The second half of the decade belonged to Brett Lee and Mcgrath.

I am of course talking about overall Test and ODI bowlers.

Ambrose & Donald were scary in tests.

 

[Hitman]

Won’t say who the best was, but my personal favorite was Allan Donald.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

In test cricket: early 90s it was Waqar but after that unfortunate injury in late 90s Wasim Akram was better.

In ODIs it was Wasim.

Such a pity D) there was no T20I cricket back then. Wasim would have been an epic T20 cricketer.

 

[andy0204]

In tests Ambrose
In odi Wasim
Overall Donald

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

in tests waqar Wasim
odis Wasim
overall Wasim
The greatest of all time wasim.He is the GOAT.

 

[gazza619]

Well well well, this is rather complicated as some posters might bring in the ball tampering discussion.

For me Wasim-Waqar were unbeatable during 1990-1995.

The second half of the decade belonged to Donald and Mcgrath.

I am of course talking about overall Test and ODI bowlers.

Ambrose was scary in tests.

Correction as Lee made his debut quite late

 

[sweep_shot]

Wasim Akram.

He was a beast.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Tests Ambrose
ODIs Akram
Overall Donald who was second best in both formats.

 

[Bewal Express]

Mcgrath, followed by AD.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Test -Ambrose
ODIS-Wasim akram
Overall-Donald

 

[Robert]

Tests: Donald

 

[gazza619]

So it seems like there is a common theme here.

Cant imagine what a fast bowling attack of Akram, Ambrose, McGrath & Donald will do to the opposition.

 

[sweep_shot]

Cant imagine what a fast bowling attack of Akram, Ambrose, McGrath & Donald will do to the opposition.

One heck of a bowling attack. Should be a nightmare for any batting side.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Tests: Donald
ODIs: Donald
Overall: Donald

Devastating bowler in his prime during the early 1990s.

He was the the fastest of the lot including Ian Bishop, Waqar, Devon Malcolm.

Wasn't just a speedster however. He could move it around both ways, reverse swing, could bowl yorkers at will, had one of the best slower ones.

Remarkable figures already but could have added a 100-150 test wickets further if he had got to showcase his abilities to the world few years before South Africa were officially integrated in test cricket.

 

[Ab Fan]

1990s all country combined bowling attack:-

Allan Donald
Wasim Akram
Curtly Ambrose
Waqar Younis
Shaun Pollock
Glenn McGrath
Ian Bishop
Courtney Walsh

2010s:-

Dale Steyn
James Anderson
Stuart Broad
Mitchell Johnson
Trent Boult
Mohammad Shami


Where has the game fallen down to

 

[sweep_shot]

1990s all country combined bowling attack:-

Allan Donald
Wasim Akram
Curtly Ambrose
Waqar Younis
Shaun Pollock
Glenn McGrath
Ian Bishop
Courtney Walsh

2010s:-

Dale Steyn
James Anderson
Stuart Broad
Mitchell Johnson
Trent Boult
Mohammad Shami


Where has the game fallen down to

Blame T20. It has destroyed cricket in a way.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

1990s all country combined bowling attack:-

Allan Donald
Wasim Akram
Curtly Ambrose
Waqar Younis
Shaun Pollock
Glenn McGrath
Ian Bishop
Courtney Walsh

2010s:-

Dale Steyn
James Anderson
Stuart Broad
Mitchell Johnson
Trent Boult
Mohammad Shami


Where has the game fallen down to

2020s:
Pat Cummins
Kagiso Rabada
Jasprit Bumrah
Jofra Archer
Shaheen Shah
Naseem Shah
Anrich Nortje
Lungi Ngidi

The future looks bright

 

[therealAB]

Based purely on form in the 90's for me it goes:
Ambrose
Donald
Wasim
Waqar
McGrath

Based on their overall careers:
McGrath
Ambrose
Donald
Wasim
Waqar

 

[sweep_shot]

2020s:
Pat Cummins
Kagiso Rabada
Jasprit Bumrah
Jofra Archer
Shaheen Shah
Naseem Shah
Anrich Nortje
Lungi Ngidi

The future looks bright

This attack is nothing compared to bowlers from 90's.

No comparison.

 

[therealAB]

This attack is nothing compared to bowlers from 90's.

No comparison.

We do not know how these bowlers will turn out. No one would have heard of Pollock, Donald, McGrath in 1990 and Wasim, Waqar, Curtly would have had similar to records to Cummins/Bumrah/Rabada

 

[Last Monetarist]

Based purely on form in the 90's for me it goes:
Ambrose
Donald
Wasim
Waqar
McGrath

Based on their overall careers:
McGrath
Ambrose
Donald
Wasim
Waqar

Yup, I'd go along with that.