jimmy101
Cricketer Of The Year
Out of curiosity I thought I'd start this thread to see if we can come to any kind of consensus on which bowler was the quickest for their particular country.
Some of these choices are easier than others, for example, I don't think Sri Lanka have ever produced a bowler as fast as Lasith Malinga. Ditto for NZ & Shane Bond.
Pakistan have Shoaib Akhtar, although someone might be able to make a case for the two W's or Imran being quicker.
India would probably be a toss up between Kapil Dev, Amar Singh & Mohammad Nissar. However, from what I've seen, Varun Aaron & Umesh Yadav can be quite quick on their day.
Australia have Jeff Thomson, but then again Shaun Tait, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson & of course Ray Lindwall were no slouches. And what about Ernie Jones?
South Africa is a real tough one, hard to split Adcock, Steyn & Donald IMO. Brett Schultz is a dark horse.
England, even tougher, what with Trueman, Tyson, Larwood, Kotright & Snow just a few names who could be considered.
Who is Bangladesh's fastest ever bowler? Mashrafe Mortaza? What about Zimbabwe?
And finally, the million dollar question, which fire-breathing dragon from Babylon was the quickest? This is question that I've never heard a definitive answer for. Francis, Martindale, Constantine, Hall, Griffith, Gilchrist, Holder, Clarke, Roberts, Croft, Holding, Garner, Marshall, Ambrose, Walsh, Patterson. Even guys from recent times such as Fidel Edwards deserve attention.
Of course I've more than likely missed some big names here, I'd like to hear what people here on the forum think!
Some of these choices are easier than others, for example, I don't think Sri Lanka have ever produced a bowler as fast as Lasith Malinga. Ditto for NZ & Shane Bond.
Pakistan have Shoaib Akhtar, although someone might be able to make a case for the two W's or Imran being quicker.
India would probably be a toss up between Kapil Dev, Amar Singh & Mohammad Nissar. However, from what I've seen, Varun Aaron & Umesh Yadav can be quite quick on their day.
Australia have Jeff Thomson, but then again Shaun Tait, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson & of course Ray Lindwall were no slouches. And what about Ernie Jones?
South Africa is a real tough one, hard to split Adcock, Steyn & Donald IMO. Brett Schultz is a dark horse.
England, even tougher, what with Trueman, Tyson, Larwood, Kotright & Snow just a few names who could be considered.
Who is Bangladesh's fastest ever bowler? Mashrafe Mortaza? What about Zimbabwe?
And finally, the million dollar question, which fire-breathing dragon from Babylon was the quickest? This is question that I've never heard a definitive answer for. Francis, Martindale, Constantine, Hall, Griffith, Gilchrist, Holder, Clarke, Roberts, Croft, Holding, Garner, Marshall, Ambrose, Walsh, Patterson. Even guys from recent times such as Fidel Edwards deserve attention.
Of course I've more than likely missed some big names here, I'd like to hear what people here on the forum think!
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