Five greatest exponents of the yorker in cricket

#3 Michael Holding

Michael Holding possessed a devastating yorker among his many weapons

Another man who was known for his sheer pace and used it to great effect when delivering yorkers was Michael Holding. One doesn’t need to look anywhere else than the famous Oval Test of 1976 played on a wicket that was as flat and lifeless as one could get.

Holding, a young fast bowler who was in the early stages of his career then, decided that since the pitch is not going to give him any help, he will take it out of the equation. What followed was one of the greatest bowling efforts in the history of the game.

Holding delivered yorker after devastating yorker to demolish the English line-up. The most prized wicket was that of Tony Greig. Before the start of the series, the South Africa-born captain of host team had lit a fire by declaring that he intends to make West Indies ‘grovel’ in the series.

Holding dismissed him with one of his lightning-fast yorkers which the over six-and-a-half feet tall batsman couldn’t block. He would be one of many to fall to Holding’s brilliance in that famous game.

The Jamaican quick went on to become one of the greatest of all time in the history of the game. The yorker was used to great effect many times in his storied career.