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Fastest WC bowlers - DownUnda - 09-18-2014
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Re: Fastest WC bowlers - dillinger10 - 09-18-2014
Nice list though there are some notable absentees, including Malcolm Marshall, Mikey Holding, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Dennis Lillee and Wasim Akram.
Re: Fastest WC bowlers - DownUnda - 09-18-2014
how many WC matches did Ambrose played in?
Re: Fastest WC bowlers - dillinger10 - 09-18-2014
Curtly played in a total of 17 World Cup matches between 1992, 1996 and 1999.
Re: Fastest WC bowlers - DownUnda - 09-18-2014
damn that many? The nineties I didn't watch too many cric matches
Re: Fastest WC bowlers - ketchim - 09-19-2014
List need an overhaul ! :-[
Re: Fastest WC bowlers - dillinger10 - 09-19-2014
I found this interesting article listing the top 10 fastest bowlers based solely on quickest pitch, not quality.
Top 10:
1 - Shoaib Akhtar
2 - Brett Lee
3 - Shaun Tait
4 - Jeff Thompson
5 - Andy Roberts
6 - Fidel Edwards
7 - Mitchell Johnson
8 - Mohammad Sami
9 - Shane Bond
10 - Dale Steyn
Re: Fastest WC bowlers - ketchim - 09-19-2014
Its all in the 22 yards .... 8)