England in India
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varunvgiri
Club Cricketer
Adarsh said:
That is quite quick on a slow pitch( As i hear ).
India have to start well tomorrow. Cant allow the pressure to release. India should go all out and try to pick atleast three wickets in the first session when the ball is likely to swing. Lets hope that Munaf gets a few wickets and gets going..
I think I should make this clear to everyone. The pitch makes no difference to the bowler's speed. The speedometer marks the speed as it is delivered from the hand, BEFORE it pitches, so it will have no effect on the reading. The batsman, however, will be affected. On a fast pitch, a 140 kph ball might come on to him at 120 kph. On a slow pitch, it may come on to him at 105 kph.
Flintoff had a baby boy last night.Congrats Freddie.It's a healthy baby as per Flintoff's interview at the toss.Hope the baby boy opens up new horizons in his life.It has already brought with it the stint of Captaincy for him though.
. Better luck next time 
cricket_lover
International Cricketer
ZoraxDoom said:
The speed at which the ball leaves the hand doesn't really matter...what matters is what was the speed when it comes near the batsmen. The pitch is a big big factor for that.
hehe. yep, frustrating time for Flintoff though.
Unless the spinners turn it on, the game will end in a big draw. The forecast...ahhh!
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varunvgiri
Club Cricketer
Adarsh said:
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A laser speed gun is used to determine the speed of a cricket ball. A laser speed gun if you read what is said above never measures the speed at a point of time(split second) which is impossible in physics.( uncetainty principle). It is always average speed over a time period. The time mentioned above(1/3 sec ) is for a car. For a cricket ball it will be slightly more. That is average time for the ball leaving the hand of a fast bowler to reach the batsman. So the speed shown is actually the average speed.
Dont believe all that the commentators are saying as they are no scientists. The truth is that, the speed measurement is started when the ball leaves the bowlers hand and not at that particular point.
The other type of speed gun is radar speed gun which is more inaccurate and requires more time..
It actually records the speed of the average, as you said. But the speed they display on tv was the speed before pitching, not full trip. The pitch takes off 20-30 Km.
Besides, it was a yorker. It didn't bounce. So he released it at 89.8 MPH.
Besides, it was a yorker. It didn't bounce. So he released it at 89.8 MPH.
varunvgiri
Club Cricketer
ZoraxDoom said:
I believe its the full length of the pitch.As the speed gun cennot be set up for measurig the speed over a variable distance. So it will most probably be the lenght of the pitch.(not 100 % sure ). Anyways I was talking about his general average speedand not that particular ball.
Again he did not release it at 89.8 mph. It is again the average speed. The speed at the hand for every bowler is much quicker than that. The speed starts dropping as soon as you release. The air offers a great deal of resistance. Only that when it strikes the pitch, the drop is greater than that in air.
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It is till it pitches. They showed it once on TV, Sky Sporst. Agarkar bowling. Left the hand at 135 (Speed displayed on TV), and reached the batter at 106. Slowing down slightly on its way to the pitch, and greatly upon hitting. So, its either upon leaving the hand or until it pitches. Not after and the whole avaerage, cause the human arm in baseball struggles to touch 100 MPH, hence meaning Akhtar's speen wouldn't be 95+ MPH but about 75-80 MPH.varunvgiri said:
Let's get back on topic. What did you make of Chawla. I wasn't greatly impressed. I thought he'd be a big turner of the ball, but his turn is only slightly better than Kumble. I know that the amount of spin isn't the most important factor, but it is useful to have a legspinner in your team who can really turn the ball.
