Bowlers Quotes

Being with all those great bowlers was the greatest three days I ever had.

Our batters, and especially our bowlers in the heat - it has been a real team effort. (on winning the South Africa series, 2005)

One Christmas, when Freddie and I were flatmates in Kensington, we were trying to cook Christmas dinner but all we had was a packet of bread sauce that you make with water. We used to dream of a can of beans.
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At Ridge Farm, when we weren’t working we would swim, play bad tennis, bad snooker and be beaten at table tennis by Freddie. I think he had been the champion at his boarding school and I never, ever saw him lose a game. That summer was more like a youth club rather than wild parties. In the evenings we would go down to the pub, come back to the barn and play more music.

Wasim and Waqar were amazing bowlers. I would put them right up there with the best in the world.

We knew that if we had to win the World Cup, the defensive side of the game had to be better, which means bowlers will have to bowl tight and we will have to field better.

The wickets I have played on for my whole career, most of them have been to suit fast bowlers in Australia.

My only problem is the fear that opposition bowlers might go for my fingers and that`s why I was scared of the short ball. Now I am struggling with the ball pitching up and swinging away. I just keep nicking that one.

Alastair scored 60 and a hundred against two of the finest spin bowlers in the world. He had so much composure that he looked like he had played 100 Test matches.

It looks like the bowlers are on a hiding to nothing so I hope I don`t get whiplash against Australia.

All bowlers are subject to further reporting if the match officials are of the view that they have concerns about whether a delivery or deliveries conform to the laws of cricket when observed with the naked eye.

No bowler is ever `cleared` as they could simply revert to bad habits. All bowlers are subject to further reporting if the match officials ... have concerns about whether a delivery or deliveries conform to the laws of cricket.

as they could simply revert to bad habits. All bowlers are subject to further reporting if the match officials are of the view that they have concerns about whether a delivery or deliveries conform to the Laws of Cricket when observed with the naked eye.

I think you have got to win the game, so you go in with five (bowlers),

I am naturally very, very happy to get the century because I thought the Bangladesh bowlers were not that bad.

Obviously, this wouldn`t work in power sports like football or basketball, or even with golf with 600-yard, par-5s, but it works in bowling where the pins aren`t male or female and the bowlers throw 15 pounds.

They`ll find a different atmosphere, less bounce, good pitches for batting and it`s going to be hard work for the fast bowlers.