Courtney Walsh, Curtly Ambrose, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Colin Croft and Joel Garner

Twenty two of the world's greatest fast bowlers came to London in September 2011 to support cricket's no.1 charity, The Lord's Taverners. The Macquarie Fast Bowlers Dinner raised £100,000 to help give young people a sporting chance.
The 22 fast bowling legends attending were: Curtly Ambrose (WI), Andrew Caddick (Eng), Colin Croft (WI), Alan Davidson (Aus), Kapil Dev (Ind), Joel Garner (WI), Darren Gough (Eng), Charlie Griffith (WI), Wes Hall (WI), Sir Richard Hadlee (NZ), Michael Holding (WI), Glenn McGrath (Aus), Devon Malcolm (Eng), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Mike Procter (SA), Clive Rice (SA), Andy Roberts (WI), John Snow (Eng), Sir Garry Sobers (WI), Jeff Thomson (Aus), Courtney Walsh (WI) and Bob Willis (Eng).

[@ayanraju]

RIP Malcolm Marshall! Cricket fans will always remember you with highest respect!

[@matthewjones7347]

He was a straight up killer. Windies had the best bowling line up for such a long time.

[@mariumrajah]

❤️🙏🇵🇰✊

[@ashishmudgal4396]

Marshall was the best of the lot.

[@jeangowcharan7456]

rip marshall great player on and okk the field not live lloyd he have the brain of a jackass and the looks bud from nyc

[@premarakkamparambil4025]

The greatest fast bowling group (missing Malcolm Marshall) of all time. They were not just supreme fast bowlers, they were frightening serial killers😎😎😎😎

[@YD-uq5fi]

They should always keep an empty chair for Malcolm Marshall. The smallest of them was the best bowler (and the most competent batsman too).

[@Ingens_Scherz]

I don't know. It's hard to place them in order of "the best". They are all heroes of mine for one reason or another. Marshall because he was in his prime when I was growing up and I wanted to be him (short enough, just not quick enough ;) but Roberts in HIS prime (in the mid-70s) was incredible. The greatest action of them all was, of course, Michael Holding - and he was the quickest on his day. Devastatingly quick. But Garner was a master of his craft...and then there were the "minor" quicks, like Clarke, Daniel, Croft and later Patterson (some say he was the quickest) to name but four. What an era. What a privilege it was to see it.

[@kofukang]

Ur spot on man.... perfect...

[@baggav99]

Guess you are from Barbados, anyways Winston Davis, Wes Hall, Charlie Griffith and others should be there because Walsh is not as good as others guys but his longevity made him a legend

[@drchrisdavies2941]

T T - they were all amazing, but Marshall was something else. When I watched him I was always impressed with his variety, thinking of the best way to get his man out. In addition for much of his career he was the fastest WI bowler, and the most dangerous because with his shorter height he skidded the ball on, which caught out many batsmen, as well as injuring a few

[@baggav99]

@@drchrisdavies2941 disagree with being the fastest but I think he moved the ball more than most

[@amiyshrivastava4088]

Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Colin Croft. Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall. Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Patrick Patterson. Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Ian Bishop. These guys produced fearsome attacks throughout the 80's and into the 90's. No wonder no one could handle them.

[@valavanchandran8573]

You missed the utility players who could play in any side Main XI - Winston Davis, Anthony Gray, Kenny Benjamin, Wayne Daniel, Sylvester Clarke

[@boymeetsbush8232]

@@valavanchandran8573 Sylvester Clarke was more than a utility Player he was prime time. Viv once said he only feared Sylvester Clark. Clive Lloyd chose Malcolm Marshall over Clark after Packer days, but in India series under Alvin Kallicharan Clark was the man.

[@ashishmudgal4396]

Don't forget Ian Bishop.... he had a short career but took 100 wickets in 20 test matches before injuries had him

[@ashishmudgal4396]

@@valavanchandran8573 Wayne Daniel had that interesting runup

[@shankarnagaraj9624]

Sunil gavaskar mohinder amarnath kapildev and sachin can tackle any bowlers in west Indies they won the world cup 1983. So india can attack any bowlers

[@Telugufarmingvlog]

Malcolm Marshall . We miss you 😔

[@SR-xk8cd]

The mighty and powerful West Indies, they produced the finest cricketers the world has ever seen, they ruled all forms of cricket with an iron fist for decades. And the legends in this video, were the greatest fast bowlers in the history of cricket.

[@trippplep81]

When Walsh is the least threatening of the lot, nightmares for any batsman.

[@bajanlioness4248]

The current West Indies cricket team should watch these guys play and learn

[@KS_Khan1]

Holding will always be my favourite due to his pace , his athletic run up , easy approach to the wicket and smoothest of bowling action which generated fearsome pace. If fast bowling is poetry then Holding is the greatest peot of all time ...

[@shakaib]

Kaleem Shahzad the best comment anyone can give about the great Michael Holding.

[@basmandi]

I am an Indian Always like to watch and great respects for West Indian players. My favourite Viv Richards Marshall Ambrose

[@cheesemccheese5780]

They were probably one of the best test teams to watch, certainly during that era. Most of their batsman would score quickly and their bowlers would bowl quick and aggressive.

[@lonestar6709]

Bowling royalty this lot. And to Malcolm Marshall..... The best of the lot. Rest easy Macco.

[@prasadvithanage6898]

My childhood heroes!!!Thank you for the great memories!!

[@pauladurand4812]

Walsh, Ambrose, Holding .....my heroes. So good seeing them after so long. Richards and Roberts still hold a place in my heart. These men made cricket rock!!!

[@krishnanbharath3517]

Great salute to Malcolm Marshall. What a super running & bowling. Praying for a new bowler comes in their team.

[@funfactory1361]

Michael Holding's action is just simply too perfect. Effortless bowling action and such speed bowling.

[@bkasyap7117]

I always felt that Holding, Imran Khan and Kapil Dev (in no specific order with Holding slightly taking the cake over others) had the most beautiful, fluidic fast bowling actions in Cricket.

[@MegaRizm]

Line and length too.

[@marutinandanojha]

Sir Andy Roberts ❤️💛💙 Love from India.

[@SS-fp1fo]

they are intimidating and they have great sense of humour..man o man

[@yashua2211]

Roberts was the first among them He perfected the art and passed it to garner Walsh holding Marshall and others

[@bibifazlu291]

We will never see these 6 great gentleman together again. This is one in a lifetime.God bless you you all.

[@yaqoobyasir2900]

I wish that malcolm marshal would be there but he is no more. He was the most skilled bowler in this deadliest squad. Who make grovel there opponents in any conditions. Great respect for all of them.

[@thegenesis5477]

Legends unparalleled in cricket history

[@truth7653]

Awesome to have them together still look intimidating.Wayne Daniels, Sylvester Clarke were also equally great should have got a mention. Late Malcolm Marshall is missed. None of them ever say they were better than other. I suppose they never needed to. Extraordinary men!

[@evonjohnson4078]

I prefer when Marshall is called "The one armed bandit of Leeds." It's like saying "Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest."

[@shahjee4296]

And Patrick Patterson

[@truth7653]

@@shahjee4296, yes, I remember Jeff Dujon said he was that extra bit fastest.

[@saqibu5]

Best bowling attacks in history.... 9 - 10 fast bowlers (genuinely fast) could make to any era and any team any day.

[@MegaRizm]

Marshall on his first tour to India was called the baby of the team and saw him evolve into a ferocious pace bowler.

[@auroraborealis6667]

Patrick peterson and sylvester clarke should not be forgotten.

[@yogeshbhatt9126]

I am a cricket fan .. Just dont want to see them against my team ...wow... I love them.. Ambrose happy birthday sir... I had just seen walsh and Ambrose.. Bowling... and destruction.. and i still love the voice of whispering death...

[@r.msyiem]

First time I hear courtney speak imagine Gavaskar facing those mighty west Indians bowlers without a helmet

[@worldcupmemories3755]

They are not a Bowler they are nightmares for batsman. Miss Malcolm marshall in this legendary group(RIP).

[@karlharriott9953]

I practically stopped loosing my mind , sleep and skipping work after these GREAT GREAT BOWLERS LEFT THE GAME , OUR PRESENT CROP LACKS GUTS .

[@biswajitsahoo994]

Always missing the great M. MARSHALL . Ur absence always feeling in cricket.

[@SSR175]

All of them simply great fast bowlers. My personal favourite was Michael Holding. The man just made it look ridiculously easy. Smoothest action you'll ever see and possibly the fastest of this lot.

[@simonmallett9310]

It was NEVER dull or boring when West Indies were playing. They battered everybody

[@nathperera8427]

These guys were fearsome yet so humble and were true gentlemen.

[@haritbhattacharjee2756]

Cricket can't be complete without West Indies players and their supporters back in Caribbean. Great players and yet so humble 😊. Love to see west indies team great again.

[@sarojkumarnaik4474]

Legendary fast bowler of world cricket, amazing.

[@radharamanchourey5222]

Roberts, Marshall & Ambrose were my favourite

[@cloudattack3279]

My heroes, every one of them. RIP Mal, and I’m Aussie.

[@rangidalglish4743]

Absolute Gold. Thank you for this.

[@manojmathew5596]

These are the true prophets of Deadly Fast Bowling. I wish they played today !!! Wish Macco was there too....RIP Macco!!

[@mohitsinha2732]

Marshal was the most thinking one of them all with amazing bulldog tenacity... He used to wreak havoc on India/Pak subcontinental bald dry pitches tailored for spin... Where shoulders of other pacers would droop at times... Legendary guy... Still vividly recall the drubbing he gave India on the post 83 WC revenge tour of WI to India...

[@Thrash_ranch]

in that tour i remember Sir Clive as captian being pelted with stones by the indian crowd during the post match interview

[@sachidanandtiwari3136]

O my o my Godz, I can't express my feelings at this moment after watching these Gem of Earth. Truly pleasure to watch these legends. Except Sir Curtly & Courtney Walsh I have not privileged see rest of them playing. But I must say all these blokes were awesome on their time. Miss u Sir Malcom Marshall. I apologise if I wld've done any mistake for writing there name. Many many thanks for this clip, amazing.

[@raghuparedi7795]

Great legendary fast bowlers for ever. Including Marshall

[@1377sv]

Malcolm Marshall....we never forget you ....You were are and will be a legend Sir!!

[@priteshpatel1312]

Legend Bowlers, New Zealand you can count yourself lucky

[@raunaqjuneja3533]

All serial killers sitting together next to each other 70’s the mighty WI bowling attack ☠️☠️☠️

[@dilipbanerjee7572]

I love watching highlights of matches where great fearsome artistic accurate aggressive positive classical WestIndian fast bowlers played . I always salute them . They were God gifted .And their fitness? Just amazing ! And their attitude and approach were also praiseworthy .A lot of respect for them all .

[@aratrikghosh2717]

Michael holding had the most beautiful action among them and also he was tremendously fast

[@arvindpareek7318]

Maclom marshal,andy robarts,joel garner,michel holding,collin craft .....legends for sure

[@imranjan2534]

LOVED this!!! Please share to all Caribbean cricketers!

[@gopalkrishnamukerjea4319]

Great sportsmen, simple happy lot, respectful to each other. Malcolm Marshal was the most gifted, fastest, absolute control, great cricketing mind, and test level batsman!

[@christaylor6502]

Great bowler but he wasn't the fastest. I've seen them all but would say Holding and Patterson followed by Roberts

[@muhammadiqbal6217]

It's great to see the best players in the history of cricket.

[@nansam5102]

Hard work beats talent if talent doesn't work hard. Wow cannot sum it up any better than that. WORDS OF WISDOM FROM ONE OF THE GREATS.

[@surindragoojar3501]

Congratulations to these legend's, As Alvin Kalliecharan says Andy Roberts, may not have the big record's, but he was the teacher of our fast and swing Bowling, even today's guys. Vivian Was also a great batman, but he didn't face the best of the best , because he was in their team. Sunil Gavaskar, was really the Master of the times.

[@uvughuvbbfufy4400]

Pussy viv d goat

[@seangoodwin8995]

Viv Richards faced all the great West Indian bowlers in the nets all the time, without wearing a helmet. He never wore one, as he was the best batsmen

[@gemreid7651]

boy oh boy miss these guys so much it bring to my eyes to see what these papishow r doing

[@ketanparikh4794]

Very honour to see all westindies legend bowlers on the same dias

[@kmore1991]

That's why west indies team was powerhouse of bowerls ❤❤

[@Rnrf5150]

The whispering death is my fav among them all, his bowling motion is just poetry.

[@captpicard6894]

Michael Holding will always be my favorite. He had the best action, his speed, athleticism, and grace was a sight to behold. Malcolm Marshall was the best bowler but Holding was the fastest.

[@user-pz2fe7en7c]

Malcolm Marshall went away with the same speed as he used to bowl.RIP.

[@Thrash_ranch]

he came he bowled, he conquered and left...he served his purpose in life

[@boybluespence4486]

King of kings brother Man glad to see you all i love it Jah blessed you all one love stay blessed and strong

[@clintonmullins297]

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if Lillee dont get you then Thommo must. 4 greatest, most skilful fast bowlers of all time: Dennis Lillee Malcolm Marshall Fred Trueman Wasim Akram. All 4 in my all time eleven. And a toss up between Warne and Murali as spinner. I pity any batsman facing that attack.

[@xyz-x5dj1nw9j]

Andy Roberts & Malcolm Marshall the best of them all

[@woodywoodpecker2706]

The Entire mode of cricket was changed in the form of protective gears and little legislational changes are only becoz of the Legendary captain "Clive Lloyd and his four bullet pacers" for their sharp reply to the arrogant Aussies and English. In that biased war, they have got repeated victory in Babylon and with the other teams as well. True Gems !

[@kmore1991]

Great era for west indies fast bowers❤❤❤

[@varadpatil7-c31]

I am so lucky and proud fill to watch great bowling attack thanks all legend

[@abhishekanand6377]

I always loved the attitude of Ambrose sir since his playing days always and ever.A different attitude...

[@zahidshakeel8900]

GREAT GREAT ERA OF FASTEST BOWLERS WI GARNER.ROBERTS CROFT HOLDING BISHOP .CLARKE MARSHALL...AMBROSE WALSH... WE CAN WATCH ONLY THEM ON YOU TUBE LO L FOR ALL TEARS IN MY EYES..😢

[@kofukang]

Marshall should be first in that list....

[@johnholmes912]

Wes hall !!!

[@MDCB1]

Gratitude!

[@tradehubbox5447]

We miss malcolm marshal. Rip mate legend

[@tkatdj8628]

Feeling badly the absence of Mallcom Marshall. Clark, croft, Roberts, Garner, holding, Marshall,Patterson, Walsh, ambrose and bishop were not the bowlers but were the bullets. 💪✌️👍🔫☠️🙏

[@chandruu1995]

*Michael* *Holding* *The* *Whispering* *Death*

[@MartinJames389]

No Malcolm Marshall in that opening sequence? Much missed, so I'm glad he got a mention. He should have been in that opening sequence to show how very unlike the others he was. Not tall but with a very fast arm and skiddy pace off the pitch. What a pair he made with his low trajectory at one end and Joel Garner banging it down from helicopter height at the other!

[@rs4619]

I fell madly in love with Cricket following the radio commentary on ABC/BBC for the 1979 West Indies vs Australia. I used to have the transistor under my pillow (in India) listening to Roberts, Holding, Holder and Julien bowling. It was electrifying. Although they lost the series 4-1 (or 5-1) it made me a Cricket mad fan.

[@nileshsingh4206]

Such a great sight as a cricket fan 😍

[@akshaykn369]

They luk like professional wrestlers on the cricketing field..nightmares even fr toughest batsmens🏆

[@srinivasrao369]

Greatest bowling 4 some ever in the history of cricket 🏏 Marshal Holding Roberts Garner

[@jonsid6628]

The talent on that stage!

[@specialistsprofessionalsin1331]

Patterson Walsh Bishop Ambrose was the last famous 4 from West Indies after the Fab4 Never even in cricket history can be this bowling line up Imagine you have to face Andy Roberts Joel Garner next change is Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall...What an era that was and many have missed this era and will never ever understand what these 4 names were in bowling for oppositions and batsmen world over.

[@akiladealwis5189]

Great bunch of people. Respect ✊

[@santhoshbaptistlobo4005]

I love malcom marshal.RIP.

[@शिवाँश-घ5य]

RIP Malcolm Marshall

[@purushothamch3541]

I am Indian I respect my west Indies cricket team and the great captain Clive Lloyd

[@rcontractor]

Absolutely legendary stage!

[@purushothamch3541]

The great bowlers of all time

[@shreeniwaz]

Respect for the great Malcolm Marshall.. he was a fantastic bowler.. but the best of the lot was Sir Andy Roberts without a doubt.. his mind was sharp and strategic.. his pace was fierce.. his attitude was indomitable.. the great Sunny Gavaskar has rated Roberts as the greatest West Indian bowler he has faced.. that's enough for a testimony to prove the point..

[@sandersdev]

Andy Roberts, the Great.

[@dushyant_luckmakesurlife]

what an event..... superb!! superb!!

[@Mokshitha2000]

Real legends and maybe magicians with ball

[@n.ashokmaniyani8445]

Nice to see you Gr8 legends

[@Dani-ol5js]

My favorite Courtly Ambrose 😄👍

[@paaninileo3068]

I reckon Garner , Walsh and Ambrose were real gems. They got their wickets on their skills and grits. Rather than, attacking the batsman, even a tailiender , with unlimited bouncers and beamers. Personally, i am fan of Courtney Walsh.

[@simonmallett9310]

WEST INDIES. THE GREATEST TEAM EVER. DEVASTATING BOWLERS & DEVASTATING BATSMEN. FIELDING, OUT OF THIS WORLD. CLIVE LLOYD & VIV RICHARDS, GREAT CAPTAINS. AND GOD BLESS MALCOLM MARSHALL, R.I.P OUR FRIEND, WE LOVED YOU.

[@Thrash_ranch]

Viv richards failed as a captain. I dare say West indies began its decline right after Sir Clive retired.

[@simonmallett9310]

@@Thrash_ranch Failed? He NEVER lost a series as captain. What you talking about?

[@Thrash_ranch]

@@simonmallett9310 he did, compared to his predecessors.

[@simonmallett9310]

@@Thrash_ranch Ask the cricketing world and everyone that knows about Viv Richards. And they would say exactly the same as me. I should know, I've watched all his matches on You Tube

[@simonmallett9310]

@@Thrash_ranch ASK IAN BOTHAM

[@maruthipriyanka7273]

You can't miss Malcom Marshall. The best of the lot

[@अर्थचिंतन]

One of the best quartet the World Cricket is ever seen...!!!! Fearsome Foursome & if you add Malcolm Marshall to it then they become hands down nvinsibles...!!!!

[@pankajkumarpandey6658]

Great fast bowlers

[@MegaRizm]

Holding made pace bowling look effortless!

[@diwakarmsg2061]

None to beat Michael Holding golden action

[@kiranbhabal4934]

Galaxy from Caribbean island.

[@kireetpandey6444]

Definition of Terror Fast Bowlers sitting on the Table

[@ramgosavi6050]

Great players ,Great bowlers 👍