Medium pacers in international cricket

[mackembhoy]

As I saw a few discussing Keaton Jennings ability to bowl some medium pace.

It got me thinking of who out there really gets a bowl at this pace. There seemed to be plenty years bodering on a all rounder status. Colly and Bopara being 2 English examples that spring to mind.

Warner is probably the only player I can think of recently I've seen bowling it.

There's a few fast mediums whose pace is borderline medium, but not genuine.

A dying art? The token off spinning batsman more in vogue now at the top level.

 

[Bijed]

Watson? Or was he medium-fast?

 

[Shri]

Stuart Binny

Kohli - though he doesn't do it much after Albie Morkel smacked him for 28 runs off an over.

 

[Compton]

You're doing Warner a favour calling that medium pace.

 

[andruid]

Ian Bell and Ricky Ponting?

 

[srbhkshk]

Warner and Kohli are barely medium, they are more Slow-Medium (or Slow-Slow take your pick.)

Dhoni can actually bowl some non-rubbish stuff when he is not doing what he is mostly known for.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Watson? Or was he medium-fast?

Watson was rarely above 120s in the latter part of his career

hit 140+ regularly early on though

 

[mackembhoy]

Forgot about Binny. That's the best shout of a geniune medium pacer who isn't purely a batsman.

Watson was someone I'd class as fast medium who lost pace.

Kohli I didn't realise had bowled as much as he had. I thought him against the windies in the WT20 semi was the first time he'd bowled.

 

[Red]

The Yadavs, Shami and Ishant.

 

[mr_mister]

Martyn and Blewett reminded me of each other with their mediums

 

[Red]

Always enjoyed watching Graham Gooch bowl, and thought he should have bowled more. Could do a bit with it, would nip around a bit, and was one of those guys who could bowl a surprising bouncer from time to time. Bit like Mark Waugh before he converted to spin.

 

[Flem274*]

Lord Colin de ATGrandhomme decimated Pakistan on dayboo with his fierce medium pace, and was too fiery for the chips of George Bailey and the defense of Mitchell Marsh last night.

 

[NZTailender]

Nathan Astle was almost the epitome of medium pacers for me. Or at least, batsmen who bowl medium pace.

 

[cnerd123]

Praveen Kumar barely ever got into the 130s, as did Bhuvi early in his career

Lots of Associates still rely on medium pacers too

 

[BoyBrumby]

Praveen Kumar was pretty much medium pace, wasn't he? Hooped it miles too.

On the subject of Kiwi dibbly dobbers, he mightn't get much of a look in internationally nowadays but Jesse Ryder has taken a fair few pegs for Essex over the last few seasons.

 

[Zinzan]

Don't forget super pig Styris. Who could forget his waddle up to the crease.

 

[Red]

Dont forget Chris Harris. King of medium pacers.

 

[honestbharani]

How do you define medium and medium pace? I think 120+ is usually medium-fast and not just medium. So if we are looking at the Astle,Ganguly levels, it has to be a few clicks lower than that too on average right?

Don't think we have anyone who bowls that kinda medium full time, even as all rounders. Ryder and maybe Jennings from what I have read about his bowling?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Praveen definitely. Even Asif at times was high 120-ish.

The Yadavs, Shami and Ishant.

If medium pace is 140 kph, sure.

 

[honestbharani]

Yadavs, Red Hill?