You’ve seen?
Lethal as in fastest. I don’t mean literally so please to leave out Phil Hughes tragedy.
Pace that had batsmen running.
So many memorable ones
Thompson vs WI in Oz 75/76 and with Bobby Stimpson’s Australia in 79? That afternoon at Kensington
Holding vs Boycott at Kensington
Brett Lee vs Lara at QPO
Holding and co vs India at Sabina Park
Holding vs Brian Close in England
Mitchell Johnson vs England in Oz
Jofra Archer vs Steve Smith in England
Hard to pick just one……but if I had to pick one….it would be Holding and co against India
I never actually saw it…..but it had to be something.
Also didn’t see Thompson against the cream of WI batsmen that afternoon that had Desmond Haynes rooted to the non strikers end. Heard it on the radio tho.
Of those that I’ve seen……hard to beat Jofra Archer and Mitchell Johnson
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What was the most lethal spell of fast bowling
In reply to imusic
7 for 1 Ambrose
In reply to Dukes
Fastest???
Unplayable maybe. But not fastest
In reply to imusic
You mean this
1st Test, Kingston, February 03 - 06, 2009, England tour of West Indies
Jerome Taylor 5-11
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VIDEO
In reply to imusic
This one was peerless according to eyewitnesses
In reply to Dukes
Very fast. Had Fleming flinching. But I ve seen worse….if not as fast
In reply to Dukes
MORE LIKE THIS
In reply to imusic
I do not find repeated fast short pitched bowling entertaining.
You bowl one or two fast short pitched deliveries to freeze the batsman's feet and then you bowl a full length delivery just outside the off stump and because his foot are heavy he does not get to the pitch and edges it to the wicketkeeper or slips.that is what I enjoy.Not hurting and maiming batsmen.
In reply to Dukes
I won’t say that I enjoy watching fast bowlers hurting and maiming batsmen.
I will say that I find it fascinating though
Look at that Aussie dressing room.
Would you have EVER imagined that sort of reaction from ANY Aussie team?
The guys to come weren’t the top of the order either.
'83, hadn't seen WI live for a while so was surprised how much faster than Roberts n Hoding Macko had become and they were still very fast. Going around the wkt to Gavaskar was frightening. I was worried Sunil would've been injured. He nicked off to Duj.
More fast than deadly- '78- Basil Williams fended off a rearing delivery form Thommo which hit the bat splice
and went over the ropes for 6. Bacchus n Co. fraid-fraid after that. It was Larry Gomes who stood up. Thommo did soften men up for other bowlers.
Marshall and Garner 90 mins. non-stop at NZ. That Coney's arm was broken I need say no more.
Bishop and Walsh-Playing WI back into the game on a Sat. afternoon vs. India. Vengsarkar and Co. were closer to ump than stump. India was about 4 down facing about 10 overs.
In reply to Brerzerk
I saw Waqar Younis bowl a spell at Kensington in the 90s. I think Symmonds was one of the openers.
Waquar's opening spell was unplayable.
Also Shoaib in a world cup game in England against the West Indies.
Sherwin Campbell was batting. One of the deliveries was so quick it hit Campbell's bat before he could get through the shot. The ball hit the bat and went for 6. 
I remember seeing Andy Eoberts set up Craig Sargeant from Ausrslia at QPO
Bowl bouncer……Sargeant hook for 4. Great shot
Next ball…..short again…..Sargeant looking to repeat. Blood everywhere. Sickening sight…..Andy no emotion.
Seen??PHYSICALLY THERE...
Or at the receiving end ..
Any fast bowler running in to me was viewed as lethal ..
All you think it easy
In reply to CITYBOY
What I saw LIVE was in 1983 at Albion Leslaine Lambert running through Trinidad batsmen, taking a 8fer. May have been Simmons debut FC season!
The fastest bowler I faced as a teenager without a helmet was Ray Winter from Jamaica bowling around the wicket. Scary as hell!
In reply to imusic
Patterson against England at Sabina Park on the opening day of the 1986 series.
Pace like fire!
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Waqar Younis clean bowled 4 of them and a hat trick.
In reply to imusic
Patrick Patterson at Sabina Park in 1986
Vs Leewards
Vs England
In reply to FanAttick
Also vs Guyana
Guyana all out for 41 before lunch on Day 1
Patterson 7-24
In reply to imusic
I saw Barath score a century in his first test against Johnson and company,Gayle was the other opener and they were playing as cool as ever.
Shane Bond to Lara, circa 2004
Mark Wood vs WI in St. Lucia, 2019
Neil Wagner vs WI, 2017-18
Shane Bond to Lara, circa 2004
Mark Wood vs WI in St. Lucia, 2019
Neil Wagner vs WI, 2017-18
Mitchell Johnson in the Ashes some years ago
But most lethal spell (which I don’t equate to fastest) was Ambrose, when England got bowled out for 46 at QPO
In reply to mikesiva
I was there, still rate the others more.
In reply to Dukes
I wasn’t at the Guyana game….I was at the Leewards and England games….
In reply to Dukes
think the spell vs. Leewards was more lethal. Richie Rich's bat was halfway down when he was yorked.
only saw the 2nd innings when Walsh caught Viv off him though.
In reply to imusic
Patrick Patterson against India in Delhi....5 wickets in the 1st inning for 34 runs and retire hurting Mangrekar in the second innings....it was brutal, sheer raw pace...also took 3 wickets in the second inning...
In reply to Onionman0I heard that Viv said he'd never seen Patto bowl better and Logie said that was one of Viv's best batting display also
Johnson during the 2013 Ashes and the South Africa tour after it, he was lethal.
In reply to imusic
Was too young to see Ambrose's 46 all out demolition and his 7-1. Johnson versus SA in 2014 and Taylor versus England in 2009. Taylor's spell was magnificent. English batsmen are petrified of coming forward but those deliveries were unplayable anyway. They would have blown away any lineup then, before or now
In reply to Brerzerk
Yes...Viv scored run a ball hundred not out in the 4th inning ...chasing a target of above 270 runs...Viv was totally in control...ably supported by Logie... Patrick was simply brutal raw pace...., unfortunately, Patrick could play for West Indies for longer period....reason non cricket...
No one can tell me a 4 prong pace like fire is not the best to have in your armory!
Harmison 7/12 at Sabina Park?
In reply to spider
took advantage of a rubbish lineup......lara was injured with a damaged finger and wasn't even dismissed by harmison, hoggard dismissed him
Line up had Lara, Chanderpaul, gayle, Sarwan, Jacobs, and Devon Smith who scored a hundred in the first innings. It wasn't rubbish
In reply to spider
Good call
Not a welcome memory for West Indian fans….but if Ambrose’s 7-1 is valid…..and in retrospect…it very much is…..then Harmy’s performance at Sabina is also valid on this topic.
Ambrose had an angry spell at the Queens Park Oval in the mid 90s. Cant remember if it was against England or Australia. It was Test cricket. An opposing player said something to him
Bishop and Walsh to Robyn Smith and co
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In reply to spider
one man averaging over fifty and was nursing a finger injury(tiger was averaging just under 50 then) and two men averaging just over 40 when all their counterparts all over the world were averaging close to or above 50.......and well devon(even though he scored a century in the first innings), the less said the better for him.....it was a rubbish lineup
In reply to Jumpstart
Ok. But I disagree. They were good good players. And I don't know that all their counterparts all over the world were averaging 50 or close to it. My point about Smith is that he was in form and showed signs during the first innings that he could develop into a good player. Ryan Hinds made runs in the first innings as well.
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