World's Fastest Bowler Competition 1979 World Series Cricket (Full Show) 

Thanks so much for posting in full.

The difference between the 1975/79 measurements and today is that the old measurements were from leaving the hand to hitting something using the camera, ie an average speed. Today, its done by radar so truly as it leaves the hand.

Final Standings After 8 balls:

The most effortless fast bowler I’ve ever seen was Michael Holding

Thanks for the upload. A couple of thinks stuck out to me:

They should have put Viv Richards, Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar and Zabeer Abbas at the other end to test 'hittability.'

Thanks bro!

Thank you for this, absolutely fantastic !!! I've seen the 13.01 highlights many, many times. Met Thommo and Dennis twice outside Old Trafford Cricket ground ( after they had retired) Had Thommo's book, got two ( sent from Aus) I was polite ( was remembering that old saying shouldn't meet your hero) asked them both for an autograph. Dennis was obliging Thommo… a bit stand offish ( he didn't/doesn't like poms/fans?) anyway when I said to Dennis with a wink that he was in the book , would he sign it? He said, '' Really? Give it here!'' and started to laugh and said, '' WHERE?!!'' Then ,'' No worries.'' and asked Thommo, '' What you been saying?'' Thommo then changed and grinned, '' Give it here!! Then said , I wrote this?!!!'' When he saw the author he went, ''Ahh!''. Of course he knew about it. He was good after that. They both asked me who to sign it to. Fantastic, both did! I said to Dennis, I met you about 15-20 (?) years ago. He looked at me, I said it was an Aussie/England game ( I sneaked in by the Old Trafford score board) it was caught on tv ( ha ha , it looked like me anyway... there were quite a few that used to do it) Anyway Dennis was on the boundary and was having a laugh between balls with the crowd... he was always good with the crowd. The bugger saw I was drinking a coke and asked for a drink. I was about 14/5 … brilliant , he nicked my drink. There's not a chance he would have remembered, probably did that at most grounds lol. Great pair.. unlike Hadlee… an arse!! Yeah I met him, egotist all me me me. Remembers his 1st wicket... 17th. 34th and will bore you telling you about the way the wind was bowling that particular time. Wouldn't sign his book for you, you had to buy a pre-signed one. It was a my cricket club's supper night meet and greet, star guest Sir Richard Hadlee. We had a N.Z. pro playing for us and even though he was offered a free ticket he said he would NOT want to go and see it. He stayed in the bar other side of the club and asked someone to bring him a 'hot-pot' supper. I thought , ''How rude.'' Then I met Hadlee. He was that annoying and even though I'd been warned NOT to mention this competition... I did. The club chairman tried to lecture me later, I just laughed at him and said if he'd been genuine Hadlee would've laughed too, as far as I was concerned he deserved it. He hardly had anything witty or interesting to say. ! He hated it !! He even then moaned that they had a side bet between themselves ( not mentioned on tv) He was angry Thommo kept the winnings instead of spreading it about. He glared at me , I sat their grinning and let him whinge. Got our 'pro' his supper and apologised to him, he said , '' Told you so'', and we had a pint ... his brother played test cricket...

Thompson would have been the fastest of that lot. He used to rope wold pigs. Imran Khan - he could jag 'em in at you. I faced Geoff Lawson in some indoor cricket nets one time, for about one delivery, without knowing who that was. I was for getting out of the way of that delivery. That was coming in at a trajectory and velocity with a considered purpose about it, compared to the crap others were lobbing down up to then.

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They are clearly saying at

After 6 Balls:

It would be fun if they did this again now with modern timing methods.

5:10

Why is the music played when telling the speed so scary? It's like it's from Halloween or another horror movie.

They were not psyched-up as they would be for an actual game. Not having anything standing at the batting crease (like a wooden cut-out), nor wire netting to focus on, put them off a bit. Thommo was not in playing condition, being neither in a Packer nor traditional team, and was working-off the beers 'downed' with Packer immediately prior to the start of the competition. It was nearly 40C maximum, the sun almost directly overhead -- a 'stinker' in Perth.

But Imran was also a specialist batsman, who averaged 53 with the bat in his final 52 tests. A distant second in batting skill among the bowlers here was Hadlee. Maybe Proctor.

I hope one day they show world series matches too.

RIP Bruce Walker (1940-2000).

Thanks I luv u