Who are the fastest five pace bowlers ever?

[Harsh Thakor]

1.Shoaib Akhtar
2.Jeff Thomson
3.Bret Lee
4.Sylvester Clarke
5.Harold Larwood


Just missed out are Frank Tyson,Michael Holding,Patrick Paterson and arguably even Imran Khan who was close to express pace at his best.For consistent sped I may back Holding ,still.

 

[lehen]

1.Shaun Tait
2.Shoaib Akhtar
3.Brett Lee
4.Mitchell Starc
5.Varun Aron


Jeff Thomson and all I haven't seen so......

 

[GBK_Fan]

Sorry I cannot take this list seriously if you don't include Piyush Chawla. Everyone remembers the 153kph thunderbolt he delivered in 2012 World T20

http://www.bcci.tv/worldt20-2012/stats/fastest-ball

 

[Nikhil_cric]

In terms of consistent pace in test and ODI cricket over a career, id go with

Lee
Akhtar
Mitch
Donald
Steyn

 

[cricketjoshila]

Akhtar
Tait
Lee
Thomson
Starc

Based on readings of speed guns and not eye cameras.

 

[UN talkz]

Sorry I cannot take this list seriously if you don't include Piyush Chawla. Everyone remembers the 153kph thunderbolt he delivered in 2012 World T20

http://www.bcci.tv/worldt20-2012/stats/fastest-ball

Lol wth is this... seriously

 

[ethan hunt]

Shoaib akhtar easily .

Lee was a distant second although he was up there but Shoaib was a beast he always had that extra mile over lee especially in test cricket

People underrate just how quick Akhtar was during the 2001 -2003 period . He was frighteningly fast . He would warn up with a 145 kph plus delivery .
If t20 was a thing at his peak who knows what speeds he would have touched .

Does anyone have a video of his 98.7 mph delivery to Trescothick . If you disregard the speed readings that is the fastest bowl i have ever seen . It just flew over the keeper's head . The guy was insane.

 

[Buffet]

Shoaib , Lee, Tait, Donald, 3-4 years of Waqar otherwise Steyn. Just the ones I have seen.

 

[Rightarmfast]

Shoaib Akhtar
Brett Lee
Shaun Tait/ Thomson
frank Tyson
Patterson

I know I am missing out a bowler from 90's english team. He should be there after tyson.

 

[AlizeeFan]

1.Shoaib Akhtar
2.Jeff Thomson
3.Bret Lee
4.Sylvester Clarke
5.Harold Larwood


Just missed out are Frank Tyson,Michael Holding,Patrick Paterson and arguably even Imran Khan who was close to express pace at his best.For consistent sped I may back Holding ,still.

Include Praveen Kumar, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Symonds as fastest too if Larwood is in the list.

 

[Chrish]

How can one tell? Old timers haven't been properly timed. Heck it's even difficult to determine the exact pace WI bowlers..

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Include Praveen Kumar, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Symonds as fastest too if Larwood is in the list.

Was Larwood not lethal in body line series troubling Bradman like no one else.

 

[Harsh Thakor]

How can one tell? Old timers haven't been properly timed. Heck it's even difficult to determine the exact pace WI bowlers..

Of old timers Andy Roberts.Michael Holding,ImranKhan,Ray Lindwall and Wes Hall .Close tobright up there.

 

[Robert]

Tyson, Thomson, Patterson, Waqar, Shoaib.

 

[amax]

fastest in a test match

Waqar
Shoiab
Thomson
Donald
Steyn

 

[Chrish]

Heard but can't verify that Mohammad Akram was the fastest pakistani bowler at one point (pacier than Akhatar); caused lot of trouble for Lara at one point.

 

[DRsohail]

shoaib easily..

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Heard but can't verify that Mohammad Akram was the fastest pakistani bowler at one point (pacier than Akhatar); caused lot of trouble for Lara at one point.

He was 90 mph consistently with a lot of bounce and fluid action. Not an express though.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Shoaib, Waqar, Zahid, Thomson, Lee.

 

[MMHS]

1. Frank "Typhoon" Tyson
2. Harold "Bloody" Larwood
3. Tom "Giant" Richardson
4. Charles "Terror" Turner
5. Freddi "Demon" Spofforth

Honorable mention
6. Jack Gregory

 

[Abdullah719]

He was 90 mph consistently with a lot of bounce and fluid action. Not an express though.

Perhaps he meant Zahid.

 

[gani999]

1.Shoaib Akhtar
2.Jeff Thomson
3.Bret Lee
4.Sylvester Clarke
5.Harold Larwood


Just missed out are Frank Tyson,Michael Holding,Patrick Paterson and arguably even Imran Khan who was close to express pace at his best.For consistent sped I may back Holding ,still.

I believe Waqar Younis in his prime was a LOT faster than Shoaib.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Perhaps he meant Zahid.

No, he's right. Akram's pace was hyped by Imran saying he's faster than Shoaib.

 

[Protea Fan]

How fast was Thomson actually?How people accurately calculated his speed that time

I read somewhere that ball speed today is measured at the bowlers end but back then it was measured at the batting crease..is it true or does it makes any change

Watching thomson's clips indeed shows that he was very fast but it does not look faster than what Akthar,Lee and Tait bowled in naked eyes

 

[The_Odd_One]

Akhtar, Lee, Haywards, Donald, and Waqar

 

[marlonbrowndo]

1. Frank "Typhoon" Tyson
2. Harold "Bloody" Larwood
3. Tom "Giant" Richardson
4. Charles "Terror" Turner
5. Freddi "Demon" Spofforth

Honorable mention
6. Jack Gregory

Lmao. Some actually believe this which is sad

 

[mani1]

Shoaib Akhtar
Brett Lee
Shaun Tait/ Thomson
frank Tyson
Patterson

I know I am missing out a bowler from 90's english team. He should be there after tyson.

Devon Malcolm got 9 wickets in an innings v SA

 

[Cric1234]

There is some sarcasm when older bowlers in the Bradman era ironically are mentioned none of them bowled over 75mph according to some.
The fastest through the eras have probably been Larwood Lindwall Tyson Trueman Holding Thompson Waqar Shoaib Lee and few others.
We can see they have become on peak speeds 5-10% quicker over time the first ones bowled 140+ peak (Larwood Lindwall) generally in the 130s then you had Thompson who had a peak speed of 150+ leading to Shoaib and Lee who had peak speeds of 155+ and were generally bowling 140-145+ during normal spells.

 

[Cric1234]

Fastest ever could be:

1 Shoaib
2 Lee
3 Sami
4 Tait
5 Thompson

All have bowled balls very close to 100mph with a few over 160kph which is 100mph+.

 

[AlizeeFan]

Was Larwood not lethal in body line series troubling Bradman like no one else.

Please read your thread title.

 

[moghul]

1.Shaun Tait
2.Shoaib Akhtar
3.Brett Lee
4.Mitchell Starc
5.Varun Aron


Jeff Thomson and all I haven't seen so......

Varun ))))

 

[Friend786]

Varun ))))

Mohammad Sami is still faster than Varun at this age.

 

[Bubby]

Shoaib
Tait
Lee
Thomson
Starc

 

[Bubby]

Fastest ever could be:

1 Shoaib
2 Lee
3 Sami
4 Tait
5 Thompson

All have bowled balls very close to 100mph with a few over 160kph which is 100mph+.

Sami was clocked 158 while starc clocked 160

 

[Cric1234]

Sami was clocked 158 while starc clocked 160

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r382WfC0I7o

He didn't always bowl 100 but was regularly in the 90mph range he was very quick in his peak but not too accurate.

 

[Bubby]

Starc fastest is 160.4 here are the fastest deliveries
161.3kph: Shoaib Akhtar, ODI v England in 2003 at Newlands
161.1kph: Shaun Tait, ODI v England in 2010 at Lord's
161.1kph: Brett Lee, ODI v NZ in 2005 at Napier
160.6kph: Jeff Thomson, study in 1976 at WACA
160.4kph: Mitchell Starc, Test v NZ in 2015 at WACA

 

[Bubby]

These are the fastest deliveries from these guys

 

[ToeCrusher2]

5.Harold Larwood
.

This has to be a joke, do you seriously believe this lol

 

[Cric1234]

Starc fastest is 160.4 here are the fastest deliveries
161.3kph: Shoaib Akhtar, ODI v England in 2003 at Newlands
161.1kph: Shaun Tait, ODI v England in 2010 at Lord's
161.1kph: Brett Lee, ODI v NZ in 2005 at Napier
160.6kph: Jeff Thomson, study in 1976 at WACA
160.4kph: Mitchell Starc, Test v NZ in 2015 at WACA

In the above video Sami bowled a ball at 162kph fastest ever maybe?

 

[Bubby]

In the above video Sami bowled a ball at 162kph fastest ever maybe?

It was a speed gun error where he is clocking speed of 162.3 and 164 .