There were enough reasons for Lindsay Kline to be a showstopper, firstly he was an unorthodox type of spinner - a left-arm leg spinner who was an extremely rare commodity during his era. If that wasn't enough, it took him only a couple of Tests to join the select bunch of cricketers to have a taken a Test hat-trick. In spite of all this, the Australian's biggest limelight-hogging acts came while he was batting. Once he braved a fiery West Indian attack for close to two hours to secure a draw while he also had the record of facing the last delivery of the first ever tied Test. Amidst all this, he did earn rich praises for his primary skill. Kline's hat-trick till date remains as the last one to have happened on South African soil. Kline's bowling action was extremely humorous but was mighty effective.

Kline couldn't get much turn off his stock delivery, instead managed to extract prodigious spin and bounce off the googly which at one point, was termed the most dangerous delivery in Australian cricket. His tall frame enabled him to get bounce out of most pitches. It's strange that Kline played just 13 Tests for all his talent and excellent returns. If Kline's bowling action was funny, his adventures with the bat shot over the roof. Extremely painful to watch, he barely tried to score runs with his intentions clearly to survive and that did bore the crowd most of the times. Of course, as a tailender, one couldn't expect more from him but still. Though Kline didn't have a long international career, he did manage to carve a niche for himself with his brand of left-arm wrist spin. He passed away in 2015.