Cricket’s Fastest Bowlers – 150+ MPH
#2 Curtley Ambrose – West Indies
The 6 foot 8 inches tall mammoth from Barbados, Curtly Ambrose, was the last banner conveyor of the West Indies fast bowling heritage. Be that as it may, he was additionally among the best that the island country created at any point.
What made him a fearsome character to face, was the way that he threatened batsman on excellent batting surfaces. The lofty bouncers that he produced off the pitch was his most prominent weapon, and sometimes the occasional yorker was a likewise adequate to expel each of the three stumps at one go.
Aside from being startling, the transcending quick bowler was likewise a miser with the ball, as he took pride in bowling economical spells; An example being his 7 wickets for only 1 run against Australia; Sensational.
In 98 tests, the Windies quick, took a total of 405 wickets from 98 matches with a superb strike rate of 20.99.
Ambrose shaped an organization of incredible extents with the other West Indian greats namely Courtney Walsh, who ended up being nicknamed as ‘The Whisperer of Death’. And, the fast bowler’s retirement conveyed a conclusion to the rise of fearsome quick bowlers from West Indies.
#1 Harold Larwood – England
The central enemy of the batsmen of his time, Harold Larwood, can be considered as one of the pioneers of fearsome fast bowling. In spite of the fact that he was among the most detested cricketers of his era, there is no uncertainty about the effect that he had on the psyches of batsman, as the majority of them were known to shudder at the sheer mention of his name.
Amid the most famous Ashes series in which Larwood picked up conspicuousness, he ended the careers of no less than two Australian batsmen and left a portion of the others severely battered and wounded. He made even the amazing Sir Donald Bradman look customary in the unforgettable series as he took his wicket in all 4 innings.
Harold Larwood’s tally of 33 wickets in 4 Tests was an amazing feat, with the addition of the wounds that he caused to the Aussie batsmen. However, his body line antics were reprimanded and when he remained unapologetic, he was banned from further representing England.
Be that as it may, it can truly be envisioned as to what would have happened to the the batsmen who might have confronted him, had he been permitted to play on.
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