10 best players of all time from Western Austalia

1 Dennis Lillee

Widely regarded as the best fast bowler to have ever played the game, Dennis Lillee is without a shadow of a doubt the greatest cricketer that Western Australia has ever produced. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Lillee got his call-up to the state first-class team when he was 20 in the 1969-70 season and impressed the selectors with his express pace.

The next season he made his debut and quickly became the spearhead of Australia's pace attack. Lillee did not only have pace but he was hostile and had varieties that allowed him to take wickets on unresponsive pitches as well.

Stress fractures affected his career and perhaps cut it short, but he still managed to claim 355 wickets in a career spanning 13 years. Along with his Western Australian teammate Rodney Marsh, he formed a great combination.

Marsh used to advise him on the weaknesses of the opposition batsmen and Lillee profited from it a great deal. Eventually, ''caught Marsh bowled Lillee” became one of the most popular modes of dismissals during those years.