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Watching Shoaib Akhtar bowling over 150kmh...

Originally posted by: HermDogg
I assume you mean cricket?
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Is that what he means? I had no idea.

EDIT: :thumbsdown:

EDIT2: better get a link in here, I was pretty frustrated by the smiley.
 
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: Mookow
How far away is the batter when the bowler throws the ball?
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22 yards (20.12m)
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Congrats. He's throwing slightly slower than a fast MLB pitcher, with a longer distance to throw (which means more time for the batter to react).
 
Originally posted by: Mookow
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: Mookow
How far away is the batter when the bowler throws the ball?
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22 yards (20.12m)
Click to expand...

Congrats. He's throwing slightly slower than a fast MLB pitcher, with a longer distance to throw (which means more time for the batter to react).
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Don't they get a running start too? The "bowler" that is.
 
he might be fast but what counts is accuracy and control. Which is why Akhtar will never be a great fast bowler and why McGrath pwns everyone else.

btw, Australia FTW
 
Originally posted by: Mookow

Congrats. He's throwing slightly slower than a fast MLB pitcher, with a longer distance to throw (which means more time for the batter to react).
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Yes but with spin in the air plus the fact the ball reacts after it hits the ground just before it reaches the batsman, it's not exactly child?s play. That and it's easier to throw faster MLB style than restricted over shoulder cricket style.
 
Originally posted by: Mookow
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: Mookow
How far away is the batter when the bowler throws the ball?
Click to expand...

22 yards (20.12m)
Click to expand...

Congrats. He's throwing slightly slower than a fast MLB pitcher, with a longer distance to throw (which means more time for the batter to react).
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Not quite that simple... the ball undergoes a rather drastic change in trajectory by the time it gets to the batsman. IIRC, it was estimated that a batsman has about 0.4 seconds to react when facing someone like Akhtar.

FWIW, Shoaib would be more successful if he had the kind of support McGrath has.
 
Originally posted by: Mookow
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: Mookow
How far away is the batter when the bowler throws the ball?
Click to expand...

22 yards (20.12m)
Click to expand...

Congrats. He's throwing slightly slower than a fast MLB pitcher, with a longer distance to throw (which means more time for the batter to react).
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Cricket balls are smaller, heavier and much harder than baseballs.

Not that that matters much with regards to the difficulty of hitting them, but being hit by one at 150km/h is a potentially lethal experience.
 
Originally posted by: rahul
Originally posted by: Mookow
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: Mookow
How far away is the batter when the bowler throws the ball?
Click to expand...

22 yards (20.12m)
Click to expand...

Congrats. He's throwing slightly slower than a fast MLB pitcher, with a longer distance to throw (which means more time for the batter to react).
Click to expand...


Not quite that simple... the ball undergoes a rather drastic change in trajectory by the time it gets to the batsman. IIRC, it was estimated that a batsman has about 0.4 seconds to react when facing someone like Akhtar.

FWIW, Shoaib would be more successful if he had the kind of support McGrath has.
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Yeah, the Australian fielding is brilliant 😉

Good game today tho, Gale was on fire for quite a while and looked very dangerous 🙂
 
so which team is this guy on?

i used to follow cricket years ago so i dont even know which team is good anymore
 
Originally posted by: bigrash
so which team is this guy on?

i used to follow cricket years ago so i dont even know which team is good anymore
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Australia>all 😉

Shoaib plays for Pakistan IIRC...but he's playing for the ICC World team against us atm...
 
<fg>
You see, the bowler hurls the ball toward the batter who tries to play away a fine leg. He endeavors to score by dashing between the creases, provided the wicket keeper hasn't whipped his bails off, of course.
</fg>
 
Originally posted by: rahul
Originally posted by: dug777


England>Australia 😉

Shoaib plays for Pakistan IIRC...but he's playing for the ICC World team against us atm...
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Fixed.
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meh..if we can beat the whole world now, the poms won't give us much trouble next time 😉
 
Originally posted by: Martin
<fg>
You see, the bowler hurls the ball toward the batter who tries to play away a fine leg. He endeavors to score by dashing between the creases, provided the wicket keeper hasn't whipped his bails off, of course.
</fg>
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I hate it when the wicket keeper whips my bails off :|
 
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