99.8 mph, Jeff Thomson (Aus), special study*, 1976
**99.1 mph, Shoaib Akhtar (Pak), v SL, Sharjah, 2001/02
Shoaib came within 0.9mph of the magic milestone **
98.4 mph, Brett Lee (Aus), v SA, Cape Town, 2001/02
97.8 mph, Andy Roberts (WI), special study*, 1976
96.0 mph, Nantie Hayward (SA, v Ind, Bloemfontein, 2001/02
95.1 mph, Waqar Younis (Pak), v SA, 1993
- Thomson and Roberts were measured in controlled conditions with high-speed cameras
Source: CricInfo
…For just over a month, Lee was king, after he was recorded at 98.4 mph - the fastest ever recorded with an on-pitch speed gun - in the secodn Test against South Africa.
But Shoaib struck back on Friday, with a delivery measured at 159.5 kph (99.1 mph) in the losing effort to Sri Lanka in Sharjah…
…Breathing down Shoaib’s neck is team-mate Muhammed Sami, who already has two international hat-tricks to his name…
taken from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/cricket/newsid_1927000/1927767.stm
[This message has been edited by K-2 (edited April 17, 2002).]