4. Curtley Ambrose – West Indies
This 6’7″ colossus bowled over 1,000 maiden overs in just 98 Tests, and took 405 wickets. As already mentioned, his partnership with Courtney Walsh was a feared one, and his average of just 20.99 shows why that was so.
His 2 metre plus frame was an intimidating sight for any batsman, and allowed him to get bounce on whatever pitch he played on.
Check out Ambrose taking 7-25 against Australia at the WACA in 1992, one of the best spells ever produced in test cricket.
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