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fastest bowler ever?
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TheJediBrah
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Starc wasn't close to 160 that speed gun was on crack
Players also play way more cricket nowadays, there’s no concept of off season for players who play all 3 formats. Players were lucky if they played 1 series a year and a domestic season back in the day.
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Didn’t a guy from Sri Lanka touched 180 kph?
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I remember the speed tests of the '70s at the WACA. Thommo sent full tosses down which registered high on the speed gun. He also 'won' the accuracy praise when his 'fullies' kept hitting the stumps. On the other hand, Andy Roberts bowled wonderful away swingers which pitched in line and swung away. Hitting the pitch obviously slows the delivery so, to an extent, these 'scientific' measurements are questionable.
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Surely a full domestic season in England 'back in the day' was quite demanding. Regular county games plus the Gillette cup occupied 5-7 days a week.
RossTaylorsBox
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Yeah that was Chaminda Vaas.
The window when you could play cricket in England is 2-3 months max. Half the time it’s raining or snowing in england
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Very good point. Sure you "play" cricket 5+ days a week but when you adjust for rain you play like 1 day every 2 weeks
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A bit like the rain during the T20 Cup eh?
Migara
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Absolutely no data to prove such.
Fast bowlign attacks as a unit however has got faster and faster over time. There is nothing to suggest the leader of the pack haven't got faster over time.
NotMcKenzie
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While I believe the first part is generally true at least looking back over the last century, it does not follow that the second is true at all.
Adorable Asshole
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Yeah in a span of 40 years but not in a span of 4 years. There is no evidence to suggest that 79 technology was better than 75.
There is no data but I've heard many commentators state, like Richie Benaud, that Tyson was the quickest he had ever seen, either on the pitch or from the commentators box.
Now even if there's a bit of poetic licence with such comments, it seems to me that bowlers of the past bowl at more or less the same speed as their modern day counterparts and given the improvements in all sports since then, it's surprising.
My take for what its worth is that there's a limit to how fast the human body can bowl and we reached that a long time ago.
Where there probably has been an improvent is that there are more bowlers capable of bowling at high speeds and some of them can bowl at that pace for longer in their careers.
karan_fromthestands
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Lockie Fergusion IMO.
karan_fromthestands
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Also, we need all the batters to vote on this to come to a proper conclusion. I remember Gilly claiming that Ryan Harris was way quicker than what the speed gun indicated and one of the full tosses that he bowled was the fastest delivery he ever faced.
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Frank Tyson at his best.
Thommo/Shoaib for 2nd place.
Thommo/Shoaib for 2nd place.