Perry Milkins
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Are they the best seam attack at Sussex for a long while?
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Magoffin, Anyon and Jordan
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Kirtley and Lewry at their best were very good bowlers, in recent years.
I think you have to look at the whole bowling attack as a unit, too, and Mushy elevated any attack several notches.
If the 3 you mention had Mushy in the side with them, Sussex might actually be challenging for the Championship.
I think you have to look at the whole bowling attack as a unit, too, and Mushy elevated any attack several notches.
If the 3 you mention had Mushy in the side with them, Sussex might actually be challenging for the Championship.
Perry Milkins
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I suspect that some might raise the bar with Imran and le Roux..but despite having such an awesome opening pair I don't recall us pulling up any trees in the County Championship bar the year that Notts pipped us.
Pressure on Monty if and when the pitches are a lot dryer. The Mushmeister used to roll through batting line ups in those days.
The presence of the fluffy fella a decade ago elevated a decent attack to an excellent one.
Ultimately, you need to be able to bowl out your opposition twice to win 4 or 5 day games. That becomes a lot harder if you only have one or two decent bowlers, as batsmen can just see out spells from dangerous bowlers. But with three bowlers, one of them is always getting a rest. That's why Sussex are where they are, IMO.
Ultimately, you need to be able to bowl out your opposition twice to win 4 or 5 day games. That becomes a lot harder if you only have one or two decent bowlers, as batsmen can just see out spells from dangerous bowlers. But with three bowlers, one of them is always getting a rest. That's why Sussex are where they are, IMO.
Perry Milkins
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Come to think of it where is old Jamjar Khan, still injured? Useful bloke to come back fresh and ripping.
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How many wickets did the bearded maestro take for us in all forms? 350+?
There certainly does seem to be a lack of decent seamers around the country.
There certainly does seem to be a lack of decent seamers around the country.
Buckley's Mad Eye
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Anyon is actually quite good now.
Papa Lazarou
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Yep. Panesar's role is as much to allow the seamers to operate full time from one end as to take wickets. 3 always rested seamers of their quality and variety are proving hard to contain this season.
Papa Lazarou
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This is why we're top
Batsmen can bat you into a winning position, or bat to save a game, but you have to take wickets to actually win them. It appears that our three seamers are well capable of doing that.
Magoffin's average of 18.0 is just outstanding.
Forgive my ignorance if there is an obvious reason why not, but do we run the risk of losing him to the Aussie's this summer?
Forgive my ignorance if there is an obvious reason why not, but do we run the risk of losing him to the Aussie's this summer?
Indeed. Leaving aside the self-depreciating "were loose" tone that most of us adopt with Sussex cricket threads I wonder why we're so good at resurrecting bowlers careers? Panesar himself was going nowhere when he came here, and even the great and glorious Mushy (all hail to the fluffy one) was deemed to be 'past it' when he rocked up in Hove.
Postman Pat
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Unlikely, the aussies believe their bowling attack is comparable to most, it is their batting that lets them down. It would take a few injuries for Magoffin to get a call-up.
Peter Grummit
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That is remarkable.
Don't forget that in 81 we also had the great GG 'Horse' Arnold who used to mop up the wickets after Imran and le Roux had softened batsmen up.
PG
Ha. I'm actually older than you think. Immy and Le Roux were my heroes as a nipper at the County Ground. Immy especially. There was nobody much after them though, to consider it an overall line up. Adrian Jones maybe? (Though not sure Le Roux didn't finish before Jones arrived?)
Perry Milkins
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I have no appreciation of how old you are one way or another but that is not about this thread.
I have some stories about 'Immy' and Mr Le Roux which are not for a message board. PM me if needs be.
Lest thou never forget Roger 'Malcolm' Marshall
Perry Milkins
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