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[Manormanic]

Wonder how many of our England contingent will be allowed to play the quarter final? Hmmm...

[Manormanic]

Although I agree to an extent (lack of serious pace in world cricket, never mind just the counties), there's got to be a decent few who at least semi-regularly hit 88mph in limited overs? Little bit of guesswork as some of these I haven't seen bowl on TV recently, but off the top of my head Fiddy/Meaker/Footitt/Fuller/Overton/Dernbach have all been known to regularly put it down at pace.

Okay, Footitt I 'll admit slipped my mind - he can be proper rapid.  Meaker is more of an 85mph, as is Fuller, and Dernbach rarely manages it for more than one ball.  Overton (of the Jamie variety) could be different if he was ever fit enough for us to have a sample size, same with Matt Fisher at Yorkshire)

[edge]

Haven't seen him bowl for years admittedly but has Meaker dropped off from being stinking rapid? I'm sure he famously got timed at 97mph at Loughbough a few years ago. Saw Fisher playing county 2s last year and had no idea what all the hype was about, presume he was on the way back from injury or something. Looked distinctly medium pace.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Meaker has looked rapid (and good) in recent times. It's surprised me, because I thought he might be done.

[ppccopener]

Or ex Colt got Cookie out today !! He will remember that wicket for a while 

Well bowled!!!

[Manormanic]

Haven't seen him bowl for years admittedly but has Meaker dropped off from being stinking rapid? I'm sure he famously got timed at 97mph at Loughbough a few years ago. Saw Fisher playing county 2s last year and had no idea what all the hype was about, presume he was on the way back from injury or something. Looked distinctly medium pace.

Last couple of times I've seen Meaker he has bowled quick balls, rather than quick spells.

Fisher was injured most of last year, most of the few games he played were as a batsman.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Meaker has a very modern action. Very front-on, you can almost feel the hours in the gym and with the analysts.

Footitt, though slightly ungainly, feels much more natural.

I can never quite understand why it's okay for a left-arm quick to have an angled run up, but not a right-arm. Sure they are bowling a different line to right-handers, but there are plenty of left-handers too. It's not unusual for a team to have more left-handed batsman than righr.

[Manormanic]

Good question - when I was a mid Greame Dilley came in at close to a right angle, so it can obviously be done. I suspect you may have inadvertently hit on the answer though - a LA Meaker, front on is now the vogue and that needs a very straight angle of approach.

[Bats_Entertainment]

The coaching books used to encourage a slight angle to get you into a side-on position.

Darren Stevens is the only current right-arm seam bowler in county cricket I can think of who runs in at an angle.

Malcolm Marshall ran in at an angle, but had a front-on action.

[rickjames]

Also Cook has automatically earned selection for next years North/South series, but aren't we due to be in NZ for a test series in March next year?

[Sivlar13]

Notts off to a good start, run rate of 8.22!

[smilley792]

Looks like a road where Notts are. 350 up and 9 overs still left.!

[Calzehbhoy]

How big is Ben Foaks's bat!! 

[rickjames]

Oh look, Sanga having to carry the team again

[six and out]

the cameras need to be at Taunton, looks like a mental game!

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