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[SOULMAN1012]

So on Sunday one of our lads bought down a speed gun type gadget ( sure these have been mentioned and sold on here) so of course everyone and there auntie wanted to try and be Brett Lee for the day. But before we started a few of us wrote down how quick we thought we bowled. We also tried to take it serious by just having your normal run up and bowling the rythem you would normally bowl.

Now by trade I'm an opening bat & wicket keeper but can be a handy bowler at times (just ask Matt @ H4L lol) and like most had this idea I was quicker than I actually am. I'm not the tallest but quite a skiddy bowler. I put den that I thought I could bowl 65mph. I reality from my over my average was 62mph so quie close. But this just got me thinking about pace and is it all its cracked up to be.

Now this is different to pro bowlers but again how many genuine quick 90mph bowlers are there in world cricket? I can think f maybe 5-6 genuine 90mph bowlers. It also got me thinking when you hear players or teams say oh so & so bowls 85, Do they really.

So just wanted to know if anyone has every actually known how quick they bowl. Finally I have no idea he accurate this device was and can't further life of me remember what it was called but you put it at the end of the wicket and attached a cable to the back net and I believe it calculated the speed the ball passed the device and the force on the back net.

[WalkingWicket37]

I'd guess I bowl about 45-52 mph with natural variation in flight, angle etc.

As everyone overestimates I probably bowl about 30 then haha

[ProCricketer1982]

About 30mph.. With a quicker ball of 32mph

[fasteddie]

It depends who is facing.

I still have the ability to bend what's left of my back, so that would be 35 mph, when I'm rolling down the finger spun pies, it's going to be around 33mph.

[george_parv]

I've always wanted to know tbh, I reckon must be around 70mph by comparing with speeds from county cricket sitting at midwicket ahah

[MD2812]

I'd guess around 25-30mph.

I'm a seam up bowler too

[roco]

Bowl spin now so slow

But was clocked at 83.4 at 17/18 in warickshire nets before my knee went

[smilley792]

id like to think that last year before my knee went i was 68-70.

can't even run in currently. so about 35??

[Buzz]

at my fastest, I think I bowled about 71 mph, off my full test match run up.

I still charge in off my full run up, but usually over take the ball after release...

[joeljonno]

When I bowled seam up, I always thought I was about Trott's pace. Then I saw he actually bowls quite sharp and I now think I bowl Swann's pace.

I would guess around 50-55 mph on a good day.

[SOULMAN1012]

at my fastest, I think I bowled about 71 mph, off my full test match run up.

I still charge in off my full run up, but usually over take the ball after release...

Bowling is the one aspect of my game I have never had any coaching on so does a long run up generate more pace? My run up is 14 paces 4 of which are walked. I have a pretty smooth action and straight wrist but my run up can be a bit stuttery at times when I have not bowled in a while.

[tim2000s]

The fastest I was measured at was 79mph in my youth. Last time I was measured, after six pints, wearing flat shoes on concrete, off a six pace run in, I clocked a massive 57. I imagine I'm between the two on a good day these days, and more likely nearer the lower...

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[gdb19]

I've never been quick at all, I'd imagine I can get upto 60 these days at my very best, maybe less. I may have been closer to mid 60's when I was younger but sadly I'm slower, far less accurate and generally rubbish these days.

[Chad]

I'd like to think I could get up to 70 on my best days, when everything is clicking. Most likely will be around 65, and probably just hovering 60 on an average day... I may as well just start bowling pacey offspinners!

[uknsaunders]

Seam up, 58 mph according to sky but I reckon low 60s in my younger years. Saying that I reckon now my spin isn't far off lol

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