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unusual facts about fast bowler



2005 in cricket

22 September - Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan completes a 21-wicket-haul for the two-Test series against Zimbabwe, equalling the record for wickets taken in two-Test series.

April 2008 in Pakistan

April 1: Temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday for repeated disciplinary violations.

Hartley Alleyne

Hartley Leroy Alleyne (born 28 February 1957 in Derricks, St James) is a former Barbadian cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler who played for Barbados, Worcestershire, Kent and Natal between 1978-79 and 1989-90.

Louis Ryder

Born in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, Ryder was a right arm fast bowler, who took four wickets at 37.75, with a best of 2 for 75.

Noor Ali

The Zimbabwe XI contained some players with experience of Test cricket – such as their captain and wicket-keeper Tatenda Taibu, and fast bowler Christopher Mpofu – and ODI cricket.


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Adrian Aymes

Aymes was regarded as the best wicket-keeper in the County Championship, being equally adept at standing back to the West Indies fast bowler Malcolm Marshall and standing up to the leg spin of Shane Warne.

Adrian McAdam

McAdam, who was a fast bowler, claimed the wickets of Habibul Bashar, Mohammad Ashraful and Javed Omar.

Anguilla at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

The Chef de Mission of the Anguillan team was former Hampshire County Cricket Club fast bowler, Cardigan Connor.

Arnie Sidebottom

His son, Ryan Sidebottom, is a left-arm fast bowler who has played cricket for both Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, and has also represented England – in both Tests and One Day Internationals.

Bay 13

The first such instance occurred on Boxing Day, 2005, when Bay 13 directed racial taunts in Afrikaans at South African fast bowler André Nel.

Bert Sutcliffe

The New Zealand fast bowler Bob Blair, next man in, was understood to be back at the team hotel distraught as his fiancee had been killed in the Tangiwai disaster two days earlier.

Claude Buckenham

He was picked in the squad for the fifth Test at The Oval against the 1909 Australians, but was then left out of the team: his omission was described by Sydney Pardon, editor of Wisden, as "a fatal blunder" and the selectors' decision not to include a fast bowler at all "touched the confines of lunacy".

Dewald Nel

Nel was amongst these 3 players, along with fellow fast-bowler Gordon Goudie and then captain Ryan Watson.

Finlay Massey

He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Mashonaland Under-24s.

Henry Tinsley

Born in Welham Grange, Malton, Yorkshire, England, Tinsley was a right arm fast bowler, who took four first-class wickets at 14.25, with a best of 3 for 15 against Lancashire.

John Hurrell

He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Cornwall.

July 2008 in Pakistan

The Pakistan Cricket Board has suspended fast bowler Mohammad Asif after he tested positive for a banned substance in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game.

Mark Jonkman

He is a right-arm fast bowler who has modelled his action on Australian fast bowler Brett Lee.

Narromine

The town of Narromine has produced several success stories, most recently sports personalities Glenn McGrath (Australian cricket team: Fast bowler ), Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (Sprinter: Commonwealth games medalist), Disney animator Adam Phillips and Justin Smith (rugby league: North Queensland Cowboys).

Pallekele

Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal got Chris Gayle out for an IBW by the first ever international cricket delivery at the stadium.

Pundits from Pakistan

It includes a conversation with Intikhab Alam, the former Pakistani cricket captain, and interviews with Danish Kaneria, the Pakistani leg spinner, Sabih Azhar, Shoaib Akhtar’s first coach, Aaqib Javed, the former Pakistani fast bowler, Andy Atkinson, the English pitch consultant who had been hired by the Pakistan Cricket Board, Abdul Qadir, the former Pakistani leg spinner, and Sourav Ganguly, the Indian captain on the tour.

Shane Lee

Despite being included in the 1996 and 1999 World Cup squads, he only really established himself in the team in the 1999-2000 Carlton and United Series along with the emergence of his younger brother, fast bowler Brett Lee.

Sheikhupura

Aaqib Javed played as fast bowler for Pakistan cricket team.

St. Joseph Senior Secondary School Sector

Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took 355 Test wickets was impressed by his performance and encouraged him to carry on with his passion.

Warren McSkimming

McSkimming, a fast bowler and useful lower order batsman was selected in the 30 man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy 2006 alongside fellow Otago team-mates Nathan McCullum and Bradley Scott.