Cricket's 10 Fastest Bowlers - Who are they?

[Barney Rubble]

Yesterday, McGrath was clocked at 90 mph whilst a Lee bouncer was clocket at 78 mph.

Something is definitely not right.

Flintoff was clocked at 101.6mph for one delivery today! And above 94mph for a few others too. He's quick, but definitely not the quickest in recorded history, methinks. There's an error in the machine somewhere.

 

[aussie]

Flintoff was clocked at 101.6mph for one delivery today! And above 94mph for a few others too. He's quick, but definitely not the quickest in recorded history, methinks. There's an error in the machine somewhere.

yea i saw that while their today, it shocked the bejesus out of me , i have to question the accuracy of the speedometers all summer i dont think Freddie is that quick....

 

[C_C]

You think THAT is bad ?
Balaji (who struggles to break 85mph most of the time) was clocked at 104.2 mph in the ODI at Peshawar last year....
IMO, ICC should adopt a standard equipment for speedguns, that is ratified as a competent instrument for all games.

 

[Swervy]

Flintoff was clocked at 101.6mph for one delivery today! And above 94mph for a few others too. He's quick, but definitely not the quickest in recorded history, methinks. There's an error in the machine somewhere.

I think Flintoff can get close to 94 mph occassionally though

 

[Swervy]

You think THAT is bad ?
Balaji (who struggles to break 85mph most of the time) was clocked at 104.2 mph in the ODI at Peshawar last year....
IMO, ICC should adopt a standard equipment for speedguns, that is ratified as a competent instrument for all games.

I personally dont see what the obession is with the speed anyway...its just not important

 

[Shane Warne]

I personally dont see what the obession is with the speed anyway...its just not important

No one said it particularly was.

It's just a topic with an element of interest to discuss on a, you know, cricket discussion forum.

 

[C_C]

I dont understand the obsession either but it is a fact that the large bulk of cricket fans are obsessed with bowling speeds....so the least ICC could do is standardize the equipment and not have ambiguity.

 

[Swervy]

I dont understand the obsession either but it is a fact that the large bulk of cricket fans are obsessed with bowling speeds....so the least ICC could do is standardize the equipment and not have ambiguity.

yeah..see your point.

What I would prefer to see is the speed of the ball as it gets to the batsman, which I guess is more important than what the release velocity is

 

[Swervy]

No one said it particularly was.

It's just a topic with an element of interest to discuss on a, you know, cricket discussion forum.

oooooooo..bit grumpy tonight are we SW

 

[Shane Warne]

oooooooo..bit grumpy tonight are we SW

Whatever gave you :****ed: that idea?

 

[Burpey]

When Darren Gough was in Australia in 98/99, measuring the ball speed was relatively new. I can remember being at the Sydney test and every single ball he would look up to check out how fast he was bowling

 

[aussie]

I think Flintoff can get close to 94 mph occassionally though

yea thats true, this season Freddie pace seems to reached the ultimate level

 

[thierry henry]

Flintoff bowled a ball at 95mph yesterday and Hayden pulled it away quite comfortably. I have doubts about its validity tbh. Also, has anyone noticed that the readings are substantially faster at one end than they are at the other? The faster end is the one that McGrath opened up at yesterday. Both he and Simon Jones were hitting 90 at that end, but struggling to get to 85 at the other.

 

[thierry henry]

Mcgrath should now be classified as meduim as he bowls the same pace as ponting and martyn, both of which are classified as medium pacers

McGrath was bowling at 90 which is faster than Jones bowls most of the time.

There is no way that Jones is fast, he is no more than a solid fast-medium.

 

[Swervy]

Flintoff bowled a ball at 95mph yesterday and Hayden pulled it away quite comfortably. I have doubts about its validity tbh. Also, has anyone noticed that the readings are substantially faster at one end than they are at the other? The faster end is the one that McGrath opened up at yesterday. Both he and Simon Jones were hitting 90 at that end, but struggling to get to 85 at the other.

just because a ball is dealt with easily doesnt mean it wasnt fast!!!!

YOu might be right at implying the speed measuring thingies are wrong etc...but a possible explanation for the differences at different ends is that the bowlers might actually be bowling slower at one end, for whatever reason

 

[BoyBrumby]

I didn't see the McGrath ball that was measured at 90mph (or Flintoff's 100+ one), but in his last overs on Thursday Glenn was bowling around 73-75mph, presumably because he was feeling his ankle. I'd be very surprised if a fully-fit McGrath could touch 90 now, much less when he's obviously carrying an injury. Does raise the question of the infallibility of the speed gun.

 

[luckyeddie]

McGrath was bowling at 90 which is faster than Jones bowls most of the time.

There is no way that Jones is fast, he is no more than a solid fast-medium.

The speed guns are nonsense - discount them immediately.

 

[Somerset]

I didn't see the McGrath ball that was measured at 90mph (or Flintoff's 100+ one), but in his last overs on Thursday Glenn was bowling around 73-75mph, presumably because he was feeling his ankle. I'd be very surprised if a fully-fit McGrath could touch 90 now, much less when he's obviously carrying an injury. Does raise the question of the infallibility of the speed gun.

That definitely raises concerns of the accuracy over the speed if McGrath has registered a delivery at 90mph. I can remember him only bowling at 75-79mph on Friday morning so either the ankle was causing concern, or the speed gun has some major flaws.

 

[Somerset]

just because a ball is dealt with easily doesnt mean it wasnt fast!!!!

Absolutely, I can remember at the 2003 World Cup when Shoaib bowled that ball at 100mph at Nick Knight, who played the ball comfortably enough into the on-side!

 

[aussie]

McGrath was bowling at 90 which is faster than Jones bowls most of the time.

There is no way that Jones is fast, he is no more than a solid fast-medium.

more like medium-fast, fast medium is like Mcgrath....