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[ammo]

international players dont have that skill level especially the accuracy

[DaanalSeed]

When it's within 10 inches of the ball, we considered it a hit, as it's close enough to be considered hitting the target

[ammo]

okay thats seems like a really talented bowler 

[fatbats]

Lot more realistic at least

[DaanalSeed]

The annoying thing was, that I've played with him since we were 7 years old. And he just rocked up to training, and didn't take himself too seriously. He never got any specialist coaching or anything.

I went all out, and got specialist coaching (up until recently), and played 5 days a week. I devoted myself to excellence at the game, and he was the one who ended up with all the skill.

[RightArmRapid]

I'm jealous of this guy already!

[DaanalSeed]

How fast do you guys think this guy will be when he's older? I'm guessing in the 140s. If you can hit 110 when you're 14, surely after growth and development, you'd gain 30 clicks?

[ammo]

only time will tell but you should have a good idea of his max pace when he is around 18

[ammo]

The annoying thing was, that I've played with him since we were 7 years old. And he just rocked up to training, and didn't take himself too seriously. He never got any specialist coaching or anything.

I went all out, and got specialist coaching (up until recently), and played 5 days a week. I devoted myself to excellence at the game, and he was the one who ended up with all the skill.

Use him as a training tool go to nets with hm get him to bowl to you 

[DaanalSeed]

Use him as a training tool go to nets with hm get him to bowl to you 

You can't pay me enough to face him in the nets, haha.

[RightArmRapid]

He will be awfully quick assuming injury doesn't kill off his career as it does with so many quicks.

[RossViper]

There's an incredibly talented kid at our club who just turned 14, and he was recently clocked at 105 kph.  (65 mph for you British). That was on a bad day for him, when he was coming back from a broken arm. We think, at full fitness, he hit 120 kph. Not only is he lightning quick, but he can swing the ball prodigiously, both ways, when he wants to. He has the full array of fast bowling skills. He can bounce you, he can swing the ball, he can cut the ball, he can do everything.

He's also incredibly accurate. We gave him a challenge, to hit a 20 cent piece for 6 balls straight, at full pace. We had a batsman stand up the other end to verify the pace of the ball. He hit the 20 cent piece every time. We tried it again. He hit the 20 cent piece every time. There might have been a bit of luck involved, but you don't hit a 20 cent piece 12 times straight at 65+ mph without a bit of skill.

He can bat, too. And he can keep. He's also got the cricketing smarts to go along with all that talent. We think he's going to end up in Test cricket, or get seriously close.

He says his secret is to have a good technique.

Sounds unbelievably!