Greatest West Indian Fast Bowlers of Alltime | Top 10 

This list is incomplete without Patrick Patterson.

U forgotten Charlie Griffith, eho is more devastating than Wesley Hall in 1960-70s.

Could agree with top of 4 but Andy Roberts should definitely be at rank 5 above Walsh . Roberts was leader of the pack of the 4 horsemen can’t miss top 5 .

We Indians have always respect and love West Indies players for their skills and sportsmanship. We feel bad for declining of West Indies in cricket. For none other team we feel it. Hope the golden days will come back

I bow down to all the legends of West Indian Cricket ....As a mid 1990's born I haven't seen live bowling of many in the list but the trio of Ambrose , Walsh & Bishop was deadliest of that time ...My maternal uncle & my father speaks greatness of Marshall , Holding , Garner & Roberts

Unbelievable array of fast bowling talent over a period of 3 decades. The likes of which are unlikely to ever be replicated.

That is some serious pace battery there, if even someone like Courteney Walsh can only manage a no.5 position.

Ian Botham who had played with and against many of the legends, at least 5 of them, rates Andy Roberts as the best of them all along with DK Lillee (in his own words). Roberts, Marshall, Garner, Holding, Walsh, Ambrose, Hall, Croft, Winston Davis, Bishop would be my order.

Very goood list, you could interchange a few of them easily. I got to see the late great Malcolm Marshall live when he played in Durban.He was still great even in his mid 30's. He mentored Pollock and Klusener. RIP Macca the GOAT

The best with actions so smooth and runups silky were Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Vanburn Holder....a very personal choice but the greatest with a captain Clive Lloyd who was and gave back to the Australians

Marshal, Ambrose, Garner, Holding, Sylvester Clarke, Andy Roberts, Croft, Bishop, Hall, Walsh, Paterson.

Thank you for the post.. however struggle to get Roach in the top 10 ahead of Charles Griffith and in the modern era the likes of Corey Collymore!!

Great fast boller .....

Yes , I agree with your order. Marshall was the best ever

Excellent post.

Where is Gilchrist?

Somebody knows their cricket. You got the order spot on!!

Patrick patterson?

Do you remember KEITH BOYCE? And WAYNE DANIEL?

It's tough to choose 10... Chronologically(roughly)...(those who made their debut before 1990) Constantine, Martindale, Trim, Jones, Hall, Griffith, Gilchrist, Roberts, Holding, Garner, Croft, Clarke, Marshall, Walsh, Patterson, Ambrose

Charlie Griffith, Patric Patterson, Winston devis are missing

Great cricketers

Wonderful list of some of the finest bowlers I have ever seen. But no space for Patrick Patterson, Sylvester Clarke or Wayne Daniel?

Ambrose was dangerous bowler

Colin Roach not better than Patrick Patterson Sylvester Clarke… or Wayne Daniel

Malcolm Marshall, a wonderful terrifying bowler if you were the batsman. The closest Englishman to him was the marvellous John Snow of Sussex, a bowler I watched as a youngster. Both were uncompromising all out attackers, with no quarter offered or given. RIP.

You forgot to mention that Malcolm Marshall's intelligence was on par with Dennis Lillee. Craftiness takes at least as many wickets as speed and these two were probably the wiliest craftsmen of 'modern' times.

I think Joel garner Michel holding Andry Roberts Malcolm marshal the firece bowler of world cricket

Didn't agree with the rankings and the list that excluded the likes of Griffith, Gilchrist, Brendon Julian

Your ranking is not correct. I understand it's subjective and not always arguable. Dennis Lilly, one of the greatest fast bowler and Gavaskar always ranked and rated Andy Roberts so high. It should be Marshal, Roberts, Garner, Holding ,Ambrose, Walsh, Craft, Sylvester Clarks followed by x,y

Where is patric Peterson.

Michael klark is very good and fast bowler but he unluckily played few tests because of other fast bowlers

Marshall undisputed champion❤

No doubt Walsh should be in no 1poition by his economy , accuracy and wicket taking .

THE GREAT FAST BOWLERS

Add the 1's that r not in the top 10 awesome array of quickies. Clarke. Patterson to name a couple

Marshall... Holding... Robert... Davis... Daniel... Baptiste... 6pace bowlers... Loyd brought to defeat india as a revenge for he lost world cup 1983🙄🤔

Where's P.P.Patterson? He was the quickest of the lot, according to Jeff Dujon.

Id rank Hall at 7 at least. Roberts has to be top 5. Gavaskar rated him as the best he faced. Botham also rated him very highly as someone alluded to in the comments.

I'd rank somewhat similar - Marshall, Ambrose, Garner, Hall, Holding, Roberts, Croft, Walsh, Bishop, Roach.

One thing for sure that these West Indian fast bowling group of 5-6 bowlers were far superior to the current crop of fast bowlers touted by India, England and Pakistan just because the yesteryear batsmen had superior skills

Without Balfour Patrick Patterson any list of WI fast bowlers is incomplete as he instilled the same fear as did Malcolm Marshall, Roberts and the rest. Sadly he has lost his memory.

What about the great line of fast bowlers produced by Pakistan. Fazal Mahmood, Imran Khan, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammed Zahid, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf... and many more to come.

1970s 80s tak inki fast bowling chali kyun ke reason simple tha bowling restrictions nhi the bouncers beamers ser ke upar se wo marte the. Lekin jab se aisi ball No ball di Jane lagi aur beamers kiya toh baller ko suspend kiya Jane laga fir uske baad 1991 series me Marshall chuha lagne laga Australia me har batsman ne usko Tod fod daala. So inme se sirf 3 ballers dangerous kahe ja skte hai woh hai Courtney walsh Curtly Ambrose and kemar Roach Kyun ke restrictions hone ke bawjood in teeno ne apni taquad aur height se jyada apni accuracy, ability to swing the ball both ways, deadly Yorkers aur slower ones se bahot wkts liye. Ambrose ko test matches me koi bhi batsman ek bhi sixer nhi mar paaya toh walsh ne ek bhi ball wide ya no ball nhi ki aur Roach ke saamne fast pitches pe Australia bhi dar gayi thi. Toh in teeno ko chhod ke baki 7 bowlers agar aaj khelte toh nischit hee kagaz ke sher hote

Forgot Patterson, Wayne Daniel, Sylvester clark.

No way should Patrick "Balfour" Patterson omitted from this top ten

Paterson not played 20 test

Were is wes Hall ?

Roach does not belong in this.

Too much cricket disgusting

Bullshit list

Think of the great sunny gavaskar who did face these fast bowlers without any helmet on pitches which were lively, bouncy and scored thousands of runs

This man is clueless...fastest ever was Patrick Patterson...ask the Chappel bros.