Derek Underwood – The former English Cricketer who used to bowl left arm orthodox spin was a unique bowler as he used to change the pace of his bowling according to conditions. To consider him only a spinner is not entirely true as most of the times he used to bowl medium pace. He represented England in 86 test matches and 26 ODIs and was famous for his accuracy. He didn’t bowl even a single wide in his entire international career which is fantastic.
Lance Gibbs – The former West-Indian off spinner, who was the first spinner and second bowler overall in the world to take 300 wickets in test matches. He played 79 test matches for his country and took 309 wickets. He had an economy rate of just above 2. He never bowled a single wide or No ball in his entire career which is simply amazing.
Clarrie Grimmett – The leg spinner who represented Australia while being born in New Zealand is often regarded as inventor of ‘flipper’. With the use of flipper delivery he used to beat the batsmen very easily. In a career of 37 test matches in which he took 216 wickets with 21 five-wicket hauls, he never bowled a wide ball.
Sir Garfield Sobers – The West Indian all-rounder who is often regarded as ‘Greatest of All Time’ was a world-class batter as well as bowler. He could do everything on the cricket field including wicket-keeping. He was described by Sir Bradman as ‘five in one cricketer’. He used to bowl left-arm orhodox, left-arm wrist spin and left-arm swing bowling which made him so rare and genius. In an illustrious career of 93 matches Sir Garry Sobers didn’t bowl a single wide.
Sir Richard Hadlee – The Greatest player New Zealand has ever seen is Richard Hadlee. He was a genuine all rounder who used to bowl right arm pace bowling. He held the world record for most number of test wickets 431 which was later broken by Kapil Dev. He was the spearhead of the New Zealand bowling attack for many years. He was so accurate that he never bowled a wide ball in his career of 86 test matches and 115 ODIs.
Sir Ian Botham – The English all-rounder is often regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. He took 383 wickets along with 14 centuries in 102 test matches that he played for England. He also represented England in 116 ODIs as well. He was so disciplined in his bowling that he never gave any run in the form of extras. He was the first player to score a ton and take 10 wickets in the same match.
Imran Khan – The world cup winning captain of Pakistan is considered to be one of the greats of Cricket. He was a proper all rounder. In 88 tests he scalped 362 wickets and also scored 3800 runs. He also played 175 ODIs for Pakistan. He is still the greatest all-rounder that has played for Pakistan. His leadership qualities were second to none. In a career spanning over 2 decades he never bowled a single wide.
Dennis Lillee – The complete fast bowler who represented Australia in 70s and 80s was a key figure in the Australian team. He was a quick tearaway fast bowler who posed a terror in the opposition . His association with Jeff Thompson, another quick pacer is still considered to be the Golden pair as they terrorized batsmen all over the world. In just 70 matches he took more than 350 wickets but didn’t bowl a wide and became the most successful bowler at that time by breaking the Paul Gibbs’ record of 309 wickets.
Fred Trueman – The fast bowler from England is also considered as one of the best bowlers of all times. In just 67 test matches he took more than 300 wickets. His partnership with Brian Statham is considered as a match made in heaven. He has the commendable record of not bowling a single wide in his entire career.
Bob Willis – Another genuine fast bowler from England, Bob Willis had a huge run up and used to work tremendously hard to add extra pace and to remain fit. His most memorable moment came in 1981 Ashes when he took 8 wickets in second innings and achieved victory from an unlikely situation. He played 90 test matches and 64 ODIs but didn’t bowl a single wide in his career.
