Short Good Fast Bowlers

[Kirkut]

There was one skinny short Indian bowler in the 1950s, who was not necessarily fast but had a lethal skiddy bouncer.

Keep forgetting his name, he was 5 feet 4 inches and a Maharashtrian I guess.

 

[Riggins]

What about Andy Bichel?

Six foot Nine.

 

[GirtBySea]

Yeah I saw Gilchrist was listed at 1.87 which is effectively 6'2 and I don't buy that for a second ...I reckon he's just over 6 foot at very the most ..and Damien Fleming pictured there (& actually relevant to thread) I'd guess would be 5'11

Gilchrist has been said to be above average height for a keeper, and I have always found him to look on the taller side. Why is 6'2" a surprise?

 

[Dan]

I swear I remember someone telling me that Brett Lee was suspiciously short for a quick bowler at around the 5'11 mark, but apparently he's 6'2.

 

[the big bambino]

There was one skinny short Indian bowler in the 1950s, who was not necessarily fast but had a lethal skiddy bouncer.

Keep forgetting his name, he was 5 feet 4 inches and a Maharashtrian I guess.

Tiny Desai?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I swear I remember someone telling me that Brett Lee was suspiciously short for a quick bowler at around the 5'11 mark, but apparently he's 6'2.

It's often pointed out that he has a very low release point, easy to confuse that with height

 

[Prince EWS]

It's often pointed out that he has a very low release point, easy to confuse that with height

Haha yeah.

Imagine Brett Lee bowling and try to picture his normal standing height.
Now imagine Brett Lee batting and try to picture his normal standing height.

I get two differently-heighted people pictured in my head, and that's because Lee didn't make use of his height at all when he bowled. Made him seem shorter.

 

[Kirkut]

Tiny Desai?

Good guess! The surname helped me.

Here it is - Ramakant Desai | India Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[akilana]

Vernon Philander isn't very tall. is he?

 

[Zinzan]

Gilchrist has been said to be above average height for a keeper, and I have always found him to look on the taller side. Why is 6'2" a surprise?

Because 6 foot is still well above the average height for a keeper. Look at him next to a 5'9/5'10 Ricky Ponting, he doesn't have 5 inches on Punter, looks more like 3 at the most IMO, which I'm guessing would make him between 6 foot & 6'1 (at the very most). I'm guessing Mark Waugh is about 5'11 1/2 (or 6 foot at a stretch) and Gilly has no more than 1 inch on him.