The Australian quick’s modesty after passing Dennis Lillee’s mark of 355 Test wickets belies the fact the milestone is serious business
Mitchell Starc passed Australia great Dennis Lillee’s mark of 355 Test wickets during the second Test against New Zealand at Hagley Oval.Mitchell Starc passed Australia great Dennis Lillee’s mark of 355 Test wickets during the second Test against New Zealand at Hagley Oval.passed a big number: Dennis Keith Lillee’s 355 Test wickets, which was still second for any Australian fast bowler.
“I haven’t actually spent much time with DK . obviously crossed paths through cricket circles in terms of bowling, but the knowledge is obviously there of what he did for Australian cricket, and how lethal and how good he was with the ball. So, humbling to be up there with some of those big names, and probably showing a bit of my age and experience now with how many games I’ve played.”
So perhaps Starc’s response was due to modesty, or to coming from a later generation. Perhaps excitement about 350 wickets seemed passé in the week when James Anderson doubled that tally with his 700th. The era since Lillee has seen numbers boom. Anderson trails Shane Warne’s 708 and Muttiah Muralitharan’s 800, though as a pace bowler against two spinners, he may be an even greater anomaly.
Lillee played 70 Tests, substantially fewer than anyone with more wickets. Yet his rate of 5.07 wickets per Test is behind only Ashwin and Muralitharan. Bear in mind that his Test tally misses four seasons at his peak: one with his back injury, two with World SeriesThe World XI captained by Garfield Sobers drew together the game’s biggest stars for four matches. Lillee wrecked them with 24 wickets at 20.
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