Were The bolwers in the 70s and 80s really faster than mordern bolwers

[Hooper]

My avatar is all you need in terms of fast bowlers...Legend!

And to keep this relavent:

In terms of speed:


Thommo>Lee!

 

[Cricketdude]

You got to remember in those days they used Pace wickets which were very hard to bat against so Warne>Thommo

 

[bowser]

No matter how quick they are the bowlers will never be able to bowl faster than a baseball pitcher and the greatest reliably recorded speed at which a baseball has been pitched is 100.9 mph by Lynn Nolan Ryan (California Angels) at Anaheim Stadium in California on August 20, 1974.

Where do you get this opinion from. The baseball pitcher has an advantage in that he is allowed to throw the ball but he is standing still and the fast bowler is moving which gives him an advantage.


Having seen bowlers live since the early 70's I can assure you that Thompson was substantially faster then any one around since. Lillee was fairly quick as a youngster as were some of the West Indians. Before that time there were quicks like Tyson who was certainly up there but my father thought the Thompson was quicker. When they speed tested Thommo and the WI guys in the 70's it was done by the Uni of WA and the results were highly accurate. The speed ratings that are being relied on for the current crop of bowlers are with a speed gun, similar to the ones that measure the speed of cars and they do have inaccuracies and variables that weren't in situ with the UWA tests.

You should also note that when Lillee and Thommo came on the scene, batsman didn't have helmets, arm guards or rib guards. You wore pads a thigh pad, gloves and a cap. When someone bowls a bouncer at your head/upper body at Thompson's pace you were pretty happy he wasn't swinging it as well. To play a hook shot that way required a great deal of courage and skill, knowing that it was hit it or it hits you, not the helmet.

 

[Dare]

No matter how quick they are the bowlers will never be able to bowl faster than a baseball pitcher and the greatest reliably recorded speed at which a baseball has been pitched is 100.9 mph by Lynn Nolan Ryan (California Angels) at Anaheim Stadium in California on August 20, 1974.

Joel Zumaya the relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers pitched some balls that touches 102-103 mph, over the last 2 years.

 

[vaibhav mehta]

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