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Mon, Dec 29, '25 at 12:37 AM
Walsh bowled many a no-ball. It is Holding who bowled only a single no-ball in tests. Who remember..."The bowler is Holding, the batsman (is)Willey.
Mon, Dec 29, '25 at 8:18 AM
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@imusic
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Mon, Dec 29, '25 at 8:46 AM
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@Brerzerk
Walsh bowled many a no-ball. It is Holding who bowled only a single no-ball in tests. Who remember..."The bowler is Holding, the batsman (is)Willey.
Ok...
Mon, Dec 29, '25 at 9:26 AM
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@Brerzerk
I do not believe that this is accurate.
I remember listening to West indies cricket commentary.
Holding first came off the short run inn an away series (I think Hindia).
Cozier remarked that to that point in time, Holding had 1 no-ball.
He bowled a few after he came of the short run.
Cozier was amazed that he bowled no-balls after coming off the short run.
Now I am typing from memory and feel free to correct me with facts and not guesss.
BTW: I tried checking old records of tests,
unfortunately these records do not show no-balls
or wides against the bowlers.
I clearly remember Cozier's conversations.
Back in those days, we had no live coverage, save radio.
Thu, Jan 1, '26 at 12:51 PM
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@Cricket_101
After some hard research,
I discovered that Walsh bowled 392 no-balls in test.
far cry from your zero.
Thu, Jan 1, '26 at 4:43 PM
It is in ODI's that Holding never bowled a wide nor no-ball. Leg-side rules are different now though.
Thu, Jan 1, '26 at 7:19 PM
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@Brerzerk
It is very hard to find out.
One will have to ask Holding himself.
Many reports on the internet have bowlers who never bowled no balls and wides,
however, most that i have checked are fake.
For example, one said Kapil Dev never bowled a no-ball in tests.
When, Kapil Dev actually bowled a no-ball on his second ball in tests.
No-ball and wides first started to count against bowlers in 1985,
Thus people have to recall from memory when certain players bowled wides and or no-balls.
I mentioned earlier about Holding from memory of listening to Cozier on commentary.
I recommend that you no play attention to any record of wides and no-balls prior to 1985.
Difficult/impossible for info to be accurate.