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[procricket]

You know when your facing super quick stuff you just here the fizz of the seam and the thud of the keepers hands

[fasteddie]

Fasteddie

Redders has never been quick your talking mid 60 mate I have kept to readers and played with him for years.

I'm talking 1993/4. That's when I faced him.
The other chap was Patterson (I think), another Guardsman. He was tall and ginger. Steve Cornhill was first change. He was steady back then and had my number, got me out every time I faced him.
We are much older now. I'm 41, pushing 42. I'd imagine they are the same.

I assume you are much younger than I.

[ProCricketer1982]

You know when your facing super quick stuff you just here the fizz of the seam and the thud of the keepers hands

I'm also having a convo with square leg while wofting a bat as a token gesture

[ProWannabe88]

You know when your facing super quick stuff you just here the fizz of the seam and the thud of the keepers hands

Before the bats come down and the Next ball all you hear is a crash as the off stump goes cartwheeling off behind you haha.

[procricket]

It thrilling thought I find playing against a real quick bowler I love it concentrates the mind and nothing like just leaning on one through cover

[ProWannabe88]

It thrilling thought I find playing against a real quick bowler I love it concentrates the mind and nothing like just leaning on one through cover

Or Snicking through the slips for four and thinking oooohhh crap, I bet this next ones going to have some juice in it haha.

[Gcricket]

I try and get behind the ball so make some movements just before the bowler bowls it

[Cover_Drive]

Have absolutely no trigger and never wear a chest guard.

[tim2000s]

Fastest I faced was Chris Cairns in the nets. Didn't see the ball and it somehow was straight enough to hit my bat. To be fair, I didn't really move. Could only have been about 80mph.

[petehosk]

Only faced 80-90mph against a bowling machine and never in a game (thank goodness!!)
Only ever faced bowling in the 70s (mph, not the decade!!) to which i am thankful.

Will leave the really quick stuff to you guys 

[Cys1]

Would say that express pace is 90+. Anything below that is still manageable and you feel like you have some time to still adjust should something nasty come your way. There is a massive difference in pace when facing between 140kph and 145kph.
Faced some quickish guys like Simon Jones, Zondeki, Ntini, Franklin Rose etc who were clocking it at 90+ at the time and I found that a trigger came in handy just to get the feet moving against these guys. Remember at that pace you have about 0.4-0.5s to react. That's to pick up line and length, get the head and feet into position and finally bring hands into play to get the ball where you want it to go.
As long as you trigger early enough so your head is still at delivery you should be fine.

[gdb19]

Only faced 80-90mph against a bowling machine and never in a game (thank goodness!!)
Only ever faced bowling in the 70s (mph, not the decade!!) to which i am thankful.

Will leave the really quick stuff to you guys 

Same here Pete, I reckon 70's is as fast as I've faced. I'd have absolutely no chance against real quicks as I just don't think I'd be able to react quickly enough. I've no idea how the pro's do it (I know talent and practice help) as I sometimes struggle to get down to fuller length balls at the slower pace that I face.

[Pendles10]

My way of facing heat is to get off strike whenever you can .

[Cys1]

Best place to be when it gets a bit hot! Laughing at the other guy facing it!

[ajmw89]

Faced Neil Saker in a club 6 a side a few years ago.  Faced 3 balls, 2 outside edges for 4 that reached the boundary before I knew I'd hit them and the next cleaned me up.  Middle stump went cartwheeling halfway to the boundary!

I usually face around the 60-65 mph mark comfortably, so someone pinging it down that quick off 3 paces left me proper bricking it!