Bowlers Quotations

A bowler can make or break a chap.

I even had the illusion, for a very short time, that I could become a medium pace bowler.

I don't think I ever worked harder at any match during my career to get runs as I did then, nor did I ever have to face in one game such consistently fast bowlers as the Australian pair, Gregory and McDonald.

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.

I'm about a 160, 170 bowler so I feel like I'm pretty good - I'm average, but I don't stink, you know?

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

New Zealand's Daniel Vettori is a very good bowler.

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

Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.

Music, for me, is vital. Punjabi, Bollywood, Sufi, RnB... I listen to it all. When I'm not listening to music, you will find me chatting with friends. Off the field, I just let my instincts take over. I certainly don't think about batting, or which bowlers I'm going to face.

We know we're the first because they put us on the cover of Bowlers Journal.

We have young bowlers. You have to produce young bowlers because 2007 is almost there.

The population growth in Manatee County the past two years has been outstanding. Another center would attract new bowlers. Right now, you have bowlers in Bradenton who always go to (AMF Bradenton Lanes), but you have bowlers who live in Lakewood Ranch who normally don't come to Bradenton.

We were chasing a rather big total (3rd ODI) and we thought the best way to get the runs was to be positive, not reckless but to play a few shots, set the bowlers off and hopefully things would be better for us.

Some new fast bowlers have been selected so that they get a feel of things. We have strictly gone by performances in domestic cricket while choosing the team.

Simon Jones bowled exceptionally well in the first innings, so after losing him, the bowlers in the second innings deserve a lot of credit, ... They kept running in on a placid wicket that was really very slow. We had to use all our resources to whittle out those ten wickets and restrict them to a total where we only had to chase 130.

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.

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.

We can do it four times in a row. We have a formidable team... our batting is quite potent and our spin bowlers have been doing the trick for us all season.

We can choose to play two spinners if the pitch looks like it will offer them something, or we can play four bowlers with Watson providing a fifth option,

Hixson's top three bowlers were solid. We matched up well with them otherwise, but their top three girls were very good.

Hopefully we can score a few more runs and then it's up to the bowlers to try and do a job on that wicket.

He is one of the world's quickest and most dangerous bowlers at the moment,

He is one of a number of seam bowlers we are having a look at because we need to strengthen that department. A decision on whether he stays with us won't be made until we've had an opportunity to look at him in a match.

Kallis is probably one of the best defensive players in the world. He demonstrated that up north on a difficult pitch, and he did the same in this match, keeping the bowlers at bay for long periods.

I think it does show us that we were wise not to offer any national contracts to spin bowlers this year. They have all upped their level of performance, which has been encouraging.

I think it's a wicket the batsmen would like to roll up and keep, but the bowlers would like to bury.

It is a great feeling to complete this milestone. I would like to dedicate it to all the players I have played with, the fielders who took the catches, bowlers who kept the pressure from the other end and batsmen who put big totals on board.

I think the depth is there but what we've got, I think, is a crop of four, five, maybe half a dozen bowlers all in the pack. We'd like to see one of those put their hand up and really come out of that pack and really grab that opportunity once it's given to them.

I thought they (New Zealand) had a solid foundation (224 for 1) to propel themselves to a score of 300 but the (West Indies) slow bowlers played an important part in the game and it is obviously something we'll be taking into our thinking tank, I thought we stuck well in the end after they got off to a good start.

I think it was a very strong performance. The top six we had is very young in terms of age and games and to go up against some of the best bowlers in the world and to play the way we did today showed a lot of character.

Like most West Indian bowlers they've got a bit of pace,

Our focus has been on the 33 per cent but we ignore the 67 per cent at our peril. I don't see why we can't be as effective as finger-spin bowlers or as wrist-spinners. There is a place for the finger-spinner who can spin the ball prodigiously. We need to think of ourselves as attacking spin bowlers.

Overall, it has been a brilliant performance and the bowlers excelled in tandem.

Our bowlers put in an outstanding effort in the field. It was not an easy pitch to bat on, but they still put the ball in the right areas.

Our bowlers learnt from the experience of bowling on flat pitches.

Pittsburgh's offensive line is very physical. They have Pro Bowlers all over the place. We've got to use our quickness. We can't stand in there and hand-fight with them.

I think he's a class player. He's proven he's one of the best fast bowlers for as long as we've been playing and I'm sure he'll be in the World Cup and lead the attack as he always has and do well. He's a big-match player, when the World Cup comes around McGrath will take the new rock and do extremely well. I don't think there's any doubt about Glenn McGrath being there.

I would like to thank all the fielders who took the catches, bowlers who kept up the pressure from the other end and batsmen of the team who put up those big totals on the board.

We were lucky with the injuries to the bowlers. We knew they had to use their remaining frontline bowlers sparingly.

We were lucky with the injuries to the bowlers, ... We knew they had to use their remaining frontline bowlers sparingly.

We realized we underperformed with the bat, and the bowlers came to the party today,

You always want to try and beat your home state team. But I mean this the NFL, man. It's just good to win. Seattle is a great team. They went to the playoffs last year. They've got Pro Bowlers all around the board.

We are trying to build good partnerships and are confident of handling the Pakistani bowlers who did well against England at home.

We have a hundred bowlers or more today raising money for kids, for local kids.

We have borne the brunt again of a dropped catch. The bowlers toiled hard and I can't fault them for that. They tried to take wickets all the time.

Watson gives the squad added flexibility. We can choose to play two spinners if the pitch looks like it will offer them something, or we can play four bowlers with Watson providing a fifth option.

You have the bowlers and their families coming from all over the state.

We played with five bowlers because we thought it was our weak area. But we lost the opportunity after restricting them to 216-4 at one stage.

If this bloke's a Test match bowler, then my backside is a fire engine

We should not have sent him for tests in Australia. In that case, other bowlers should also be subjected to tests.

We have got a lot of thinking about which make-up we are going in with. The wicket will have a little bit to do with that, but in the end we have got to pick the four bowlers who we think are most likely to take 20 wickets for us in the Test.

We backed our bowlers to take a big chunk out of their batting order, and in the first two or three hours we created a lot of chances. But I would have to say the gamble hasn't paid off.

There are 21 stops in the Denny's Professional Bowlers Tour, and one of them is here. The top 64 players in the world will be bowling in Parkersburg in the West Virginia Classic, and the final rounds will be televised live on ESPN.

We were surprised any bowlers still bowled at the bowling alley.

We've got to consistently get more runs from our top order. What that does is it gives us more time for the bowlers to recover, and gives us an opportunity to win games rather than chase games.

We've got to back our bowlers against their tail. The wicket has flattened out a bit but the history of the Wanderers shows that the ball does something early in the morning. We'll have to make sure our bowlers are fired up, we don't have any runs to play with.

We've got the seam bowlers to exploit the conditions.

When you're bowling well, it's contagious, and our seniors have been to the pinnacle. They have had a great career, but we have a lot of good bowlers coming back as well.

Very good, terrific imagination. The key to the series was the England bowlers and with the way that they have performed, he has been able to attack and defend as he chooses.

We had the ability to bat all day, but credit to Chaminda (Vaas) for showing some of our fast bowlers how to come and do it on these kind of pitches,

We are obviously keen to win the game. The spirit in the group is excellent. We were happy with most of what we did in the first game. We were happy with our batting in the first game, which was pretty good. The fielding was good too. The bowlers did pretty good too.

We clearly have to raise our fielding standards. It was disappointing. Our bowlers also have to learn to bowl under pressure. The mood is down in the camp now but every series is a new series and we will try to learn from our mistakes.

Bowlers did a great job and I am pleasantly surprised at the capitulation of India's strong batting line-up.

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.

Asif is one of those McGrath-like bowlers who bowl really tight line and lengths and just get the ball to go in and out a little.

The wicket was dead for bowlers and there was nothing in it for them.

It would be nice if we could have that showdown that everyone is looking at: the Pakistani fast bowlers against all our fast bowlers. Brett certainly hasn't been ruled out yet.

It was a case of talking to the bowlers and saying, 'It can't go on.

The selectors also considered Alex for the Test squad - and although he's not been included on this occasion, he made a good impression in Pakistan and is one of a number of spin bowlers we have chosen on the A tour.

Thank you to the bowlers who frequented Fountain Bowl, many of whom have become our friends.

Our confidence is very high, so I think we will handle Pakistani bowlers easily as we did against them on our last trip. So we are pretty confident.

Other bowlers looked up to him because he portrayed an image you'd be proud to have your kids follow.

Our aim is to try and win test matches, irrespective of the conditions, and we need to look at the best combination to win. We thought we needed five bowlers to get us 20 wickets and to have a serious chance to win this test.

Anybody with talent can come here and have the necessary ingredients. This is the only place in the world where fast bowlers can enhance their skills.

The bowlers sent down a lot of slower balls and off-cutters, (but) the batters used the short boundary well.

The bowlers did very well, just two days after stepping off the plane. A lot of balls beat the bat - a different day, it could have been a different story.

As only five bowlers in the world have got to 500, it's indeed special. To be the first Indian ever makes it a more special feeling.

They've done very well with four pace bowlers and I'd be very reluctant to change that,

Also, in conditions like this, it can get very tough on the bowlers. We felt we needed five bowlers to keep them fresh and motivated, considering the long season ahead. We wanted to spread the workload ahead and guard against burn-out.

They (Pakistan) have a very good batting line-up. But our bowlers bowled very well and we took some very good catches. It was a determined team effort that fetched us this victory.

They have big hitters, but we have the bowlers and batters to match them.

There wasn't a lot of turn first day so it was an opportunity for the fast bowlers to bowl.

There's a lot of good bowlers in this town. This is the best opportunity to do something because they're going to get to do it in their home base, their own houses.

It was a really good win for us. We batted steadily enough to post a good total and then Brett and the rest of the bowlers did a good job for us.

It's a great feeling to reach the milestone. To become the first-ever Indian makes it more special. It's indeed very special since only five bowlers have done it in the world.

It's a great feeling to be able to get to this milestone, to be the first Indian ever makes it more special and being only the fifth bowler makes it very, very special. I owe it to all the cricketers I have played with and who have supported me. The fielders who took the catches, the bowlers who put pressure from the other end and the batsmen who scored the runs without which it was not possible to have come this far.

It's not quite a forgotten craft but it's the area of the game where we have been most reluctant to get involved, in terms of the specialist help the fast bowlers have received. I have got to convey a basic message about the mindset of a spin bowler, engender an interest in spin bowling and a culture that allows it to flourish. I'm not sure that exists at the moment.

It looks like the bowlers are on a hiding to nothing so I hope I don't get whiplash against Australia.

It's going to be fast and bouncy, much more to the liking of the fast bowlers than the spinners.

It's funny. I went to a bowling convention and the bowling industry now calls me the 'Mosquito Man.' They even had me speak at a seminar for bowlers on promotional ideas.

That gives the bowlers more time to recover, and it gives us more opportunities to win games rather than chase games.

Talking with local bowlers at that time, it was clear that the center had a promising future ? the town was growing and growing younger. Weeks later we were the new owners of the bowling alley.

I've had bowlers come in here with a ball that is black, and it was green when they bought it. They claim the ball isn't moving any longer. I know right away what is wrong.

It was a great professional performance from our team. We had four run outs in Pakistan innings that was fantastic. The boys were confident after our bowlers did well and restricted Pakistan to 265 on a good batting wicket.

I want to give the teams a normal cricket wicket, one the guys can bat on, but which also rewards bowlers who can get it in the right areas.

I want to challenge myself against the best and the Australians are the best. Glenn McGrath is a huge loss. The other pace bowlers haven't taken nearly as many wickets as Glenn and that might be to our advantage.

They've got three or four pace bowlers taking wickets in a stable team.

Not just the bowlers come. But the parents and the brothers and sisters. The whole family comes and they come and spend the weekend.

After tea I thought that if we could slow the scoring down a bit they would have to begin to hit out, so we bought on slow bowlers myself and Josh Purcell and that worked for us.