The courage of the batsmen facing that type of bowling without helmets etc is commendable to say the least.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Of course
@rajeshchahal5183
Жыл бұрын
Also not complaining of the obvious chucking is pretty stoic
@iang8169
Жыл бұрын
Are you joking ? Thommo s arm is dead straight coming through . He was never accused of throwing
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
@@rajeshchahal5183Provide the OFFICIAL references to this great bowler being a chucker. QUALIFIED Officials, and not keyboard warriors, who police the game for bowling actions NEVER listed Thommo.
@51panhead51
Жыл бұрын
@@rajeshchahal5183 Get off the pipe buddy!!!!
@Waylander173
6 ай бұрын
He is an absolute weapon...that slingy action , i wouldnt like to have faced him even if i was in a full suit of medieval armour....the fear he would induce would make me step onto my own stumps as he turned round at the top of his run up 😂😂 ....fair play to these batsmen...no helmet, i bet some of them got concussion or dental realignment thomo style!! (And im a pommie , loved lillee and thompson) just a bit before my time im gutted to say
@ChrisSmith-py5pk
Жыл бұрын
Even after all these years, I don't think I've seen a faster bowler than Jeff Thompson. Seen Shaoib, Brett Lee, Mark Wood, Joffra. But nobody got that pace off the pitch like Thommo. He was lethal.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Yes absolutely 💯
@michaelgreenwood8239
Жыл бұрын
All those you named are miles quicker 🤣however the fear factor of not having a helmet adds an extra few mph
@anachtsinor3455
Жыл бұрын
Rubbish ! In every sports, records get broken....the latest generation of athletes can run faster, jump higher etc - same applies to cricket. Older generations love to stick to "oh in my time..." its all bullshit!
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelgreenwood8239 please watch 2:49,3:14,1:45 and Tomson's action was the best among them for pace
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 Correct. if you can find the vision I mention above I believe Thommo was very close to what Shaoib, Tait and Lee (THE three fastest recorded OFFICIALLY) have since registered on radar. From memory there might have been as much as 2mph in it but consider Thommo's was measured using another technique. Our commenter is "miles out" for thinking there was that much difference. Also, helmets were not an option at this stage given the first on in Test cricket was in 1978 (Graeme Yallop, Australia)
@chrispetritsch1291
Жыл бұрын
The late, great Aussie 'keeper Rodney Marsh taking these thunderbolts like he's shelling peas.
@Robert-mn8gc
10 ай бұрын
Thompson & Lillee never got better pair in the last 50 years . Both devastatingly quick 😅 Awesome work Thomo Thx 4 the memories 😅
@DubSalvation
4 ай бұрын
Leave it out! Wasim & Waqar
@coldacre
2 ай бұрын
Marshall & Ambrose might have something to say about that
@Mungo-Man
8 ай бұрын
This was without a doubt the golden age of cricket. The modern game doesn't hold a candle to these guys. All the major cricketing countries had awesome players with awesome character. I count myself lucky to witness first hand matches by Australia, England, West Indies, India and Pakistan, unfortunately South Africa was banned due to political reasons but they also had a handy capable team.
@harrycallahan9069
11 ай бұрын
" Ashes to ashes and dust to dust if Lillee don't get you Thommo must " was the caption for that series and no truer words have ever been spoken
@ronanrogers4127
Жыл бұрын
The slips cordon were standing way, way back…he was super quick, my childhood favourite
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely 💯
@mikedawe692
10 ай бұрын
Thomo from one end, Lillee from the other. The poor buggers had no escape. The WACA was a fast bowlers paradise and these two played havoc with all but the bravest.
@DJ-ct6so
9 ай бұрын
@mikedawe692 - Roy Fredericks hit 169 off 145 balls at the WACA Dec 1975. No escape for Thommo or Lillee that day. A rare occasion indeed. I recall reading a yarn (I have no idea whether it's true or not) about ABC sports' Jim Maxwell interviewing Sir Donald Bradman after Andy Roberts had blown the Aussies away at the end of that test. "So tell me, Sir Don" asked jovial Jim "you averaged 99 against Larwood and co, how many do you think you'd have averaged against these fellas?". Sir Don reckoned "about 50 or 60". "Surely Sir Don" said Jim "you're being a little bit modest?" "Well" Sir Don replied "I am almost 70 years old".
@dineshd3631
2 ай бұрын
But not against the West Indies at WACA. Fredericks got 169 and Lloyd 149 in a 585 total against these two bowlers just one year later(1975-76).
@Beazle00
Жыл бұрын
Thommo was never the same after December 1976, when he collided with Alan Turner and broke his shoulder. After that, he was about he same as Michael Holding but with more lift. But before that injury -my goodness, he could be terrifying. Remember, he was only ever clocked in a Test match once (and this was without his knowledge) but using the same methods as today - the speed 99.75 mph (160 klm) in December 1975 in Perth. I am sure he often bowled considerably faster than that ! At his peak, the most thrilling site in cricket.
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
The speeds measured today and since around 1979 are done using a radar beam an from the bowler's release point.. This followed the development of the device as used in MLB a season or two earlier. You will find an article on YT made by Aussie TV in Perth in 1979 called "World's Fastest Bowler competition"
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
p.s. if he was clocked without his knowledge it cannot be official nor was it likely to have been done on a registered and calibrated device.
@Beazle00
Жыл бұрын
@@flamingfrancis ignorant comment. Uni of WA with ACB permission in the test match. Equipment was radar gun and grid - just like today. Some of the ignorant and ill informed guesses on KZitem are very annoying. The point about Thomson not knowing was that he was just bowling normally. The University Paper has a list of his speeds. From memory, more than thirty delivieres he bowled that day exceeded 155 klm per hr.
@MickH60
Жыл бұрын
@@Beazle00 And from what I remember , they were timing those balls at the batsman's end, not from the hand as is done today. Thommo was regularly over 160KMH until his shoulder injury. My father actually sold a boat to Jeff in the mid 70's....
@shakeAbooty88
11 ай бұрын
@@flamingfrancis You're guessing. You make a fool of yourself when you're so self assured and wrong.
@MohammadKhan-fv1lg
Ай бұрын
No helmets or any protective gears, just a stick like cricket bat and facing these fast bowlers,amazing!
@anirudhsuresh4481
Ай бұрын
@@MohammadKhan-fv1lg yeah 💪
@rgudduu
5 ай бұрын
That's what I call classic fast bowler action. Smooth rythmic pacy runup, sideon pivot, weight transfer to ball, follow-through away from the pitch.
@anirudhsuresh4481
5 ай бұрын
Yeah
@stephenwright1476
11 ай бұрын
Story told by Steve Small, who captained Mosman Grade side in Sydney. They played Bankstown one Saturday arvo on a green top. Thommo bowling just out of high school. There was an ambo parked in the parking lot. Say no more. As Clive Lloyd said, "No-one bowled faster than Thommo, no-one!"
@gerontius3
Жыл бұрын
For all those claiming others are/were quicker than Thommo I think they may have been as quick, but Thomson bowled very fast all the time up to his injury. That combined with his unique action enabling extraordinary lift off almost a good length made him lethal. Additionally, Mike Brearley told me personally that nobody talks about the fact that Thommo hid the ball from the batter during the delivery stride (watch - it's his javelin action and he holds the ball behind him and compare to pretty much every other bowler), which you might think doesn't matter much but he said seeing the ball in the usual windmill action somehow enabled you to get your feet moving in time, whereas with Thommo hiding it, it made you late. You see this very clearly in the video v Fletcher and Knott.
@iankearns774
7 ай бұрын
When I was about 12 and started playing in the Under 14s, I tried to copy him and got a lot of wickets until I hurt my back. The coach said it was that action that put too much strain on my back. So when I came back the following year I changed to a more front on action. The amount of strain that put on his abdominals and side makes him a freak to be able to do that as long as he did.
@kundankanan9074
3 ай бұрын
Such a good comment. I have seen that Brett Lee on average was more consistent with pace compared to Sohaibh Akhtar as per speed machine. However, once Sehwag and Sachin were asked who was quicker. Sehwag said Sohaibh and also attributed to his bowling action where side-on style of Sohaibh hided the bowl longer than open chested of Brett Lee. It easily creates difference of fraction of a second.
@gerontius3
3 ай бұрын
@@kundankanan9074 Yes. Of course all these bowlers are absolutely terrifying to face!
@CoyoteAUS
9 ай бұрын
I grew up in the 70s and 80s, Thompson for me was the quickest then very closely followed by three or four WI wrecking machines in their own right (Roberts, Holding and Marshall).
@shaundgb7367
11 ай бұрын
The delivery at 2 minutes 50 seconds in video is beautiful to hear how hard it hit Rod Marsh gloves as the keeper. The pace it is reaching the keeper is crazy good.
@anirudhsuresh4481
11 ай бұрын
Yes fiery pace 🔥
@maccastrewth
11 ай бұрын
I think I'd struggle with the pace even if I was taking guard where Marsh was standing
@HILLINGDONFFC
2 жыл бұрын
The best Thomson compilation I've seen. Surprisingly there's not much footage of him. You got a real impression of how rapid he was. Scarily quick
@anirudhsuresh4481
2 жыл бұрын
Yes express pace he bowled more than 100mph in that series
@paulscottrobson
Жыл бұрын
Much of it is post the Allan Turner collision - after which he could still bowl really quick but only in short bursts. In the two series - England in 74/5 and WI a year later, it's relentless. It must have been terrifying as a batsman, even an experienced one will not have come across anything like it.
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
@@paulscottrobson the article above relates to 1974-5 Ashes...JT's accident was in Adelaide in 1976
@bageokuttikkatt586
Ай бұрын
74-75 version of Jeff Thompson was a fastest bowling display ever in international cricket
@powertrip1050
9 ай бұрын
Thommo !! I remember wathing those games..with the awesome Dennis Lillee....happy days!
@anirudhsuresh4481
9 ай бұрын
🙌🙌
@dadofjerem
5 ай бұрын
Man I enjoyed this need to watch this again on a big screen television
@anirudhsuresh4481
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed this video buddy ☺️
@rnl-sw6sc
11 ай бұрын
I was at the Gabba to see the sandshoe crusher delivery to Greig. Thommo when asked to describe his bowling action said "I just run up and go whang!"
@vantheman1238
Жыл бұрын
That delivery to Keith Fletcher is the fastest ball I’ve seen on TV. Thomson was ridiculously quick. You have to feel for the batsmen who had very little protection.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Which delivery bro?
@vantheman1238
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481to Keith Fletcher at one minute forty eight seconds. Unbelievable speed. Marsh jumps to take the ball which lifted alarmingly off a length.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
@@vantheman1238 yeah that's quick please watch 2:49,3:04 as well
@vantheman1238
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 watched them all mate and there all rapid. Great video and thank you for uploading. Guess that ball to Fletcher is the one for me. Just something about it. Think it’s because Thomson didn’t bang it in, he just let it go and through the air onto a good length and it reered up and literally went like a tracer bullet to Marsh. Look at Fletcher’s reaction after looking at Marsh he can barely believe it. Biggest compliment I’ve ever heard given to Thommo was from Michael Holding who said in 1975/6 Thomson could have hit him at any time he chose.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
@@vantheman1238 yes,Tomson was incredibly fast but sadly he got injured in 1978 and lost lot of his pace otherwise he would have bowled many more 100mph+ deliveries for sure
@grantskelton1219
11 ай бұрын
That’s quick. That’s bloody quick.
@anirudhsuresh4481
11 ай бұрын
Yeah 🔥🔥
@peterschmidt1453
10 ай бұрын
Jeff Thompson is probably the fastest bowler of the last 50 years, probably of all time. He only had a few deliveries timed and topped 160km, whereas the likes of Brett Lee, Shoib Achtar and Shaun Tait literally had thousands of deliveries radar checked to find a handful of deliveries topping Thompson's.
@powerandpresence5290
27 күн бұрын
It’s interesting to see how much faster it looks when the camera is behind the keeper, as opposed to behind the bowler is running up. The keeper is probably standing about halfway to the boundary. This is seriously quick bowling.
@anirudhsuresh4481
27 күн бұрын
@@powerandpresence5290 Yeah 👍
@anthonyanlezark4039
9 ай бұрын
I once asked someone who played cricket both with and against Thommo how fast he was, his response was "Well if you ask Thommo he'd tell you he got up to 180km/h, I'm not sure thats true, but I have no doubt he crossed 170km/h."
@anirudhsuresh4481
9 ай бұрын
Yeah i always believed that he reached 165/167kph
@petelewisNZ
9 ай бұрын
ha ha yeah na
@captpicard100
11 ай бұрын
Thommo in 74/75 and Michael Holding in 1976 at the Oval are the 2 fastest bowlers I’ve ever seen.
@anirudhsuresh4481
11 ай бұрын
Yeah they were bloody quick
@blackbob3358
10 ай бұрын
Saw Mally Marshall at Southampton v Yorkshire at "ground level ". Never saw the ball, just heard the thud !
Look at Dennis Amiss handling those vicious balls. Takes a lot of skill and courage.
@davidcollins7739
11 ай бұрын
if he had courage he was the only one, our batsmen were frightened to death, hence trying to edge one way outside off stump
@johnreynolds7996
11 ай бұрын
@@davidcollins7739 Oh, he had courage. Dennis Amiss was a very courageous batsman indeed. I well remember his being recalled to test cricket in 1976 to face a West Indian fast bowling trio that was slaughtering the England team. He realized that they were just too quick for the conditions, so he completely changed his stance: he became quite chest-on - helping him to play the rising ball down the leg side -but it meant he couldn't duck the bouncer. He'd just have to take it on the body. He scored 203, and was covered in bruises.
@gerontius3
11 ай бұрын
@@johnreynolds7996 Yes I remember that too. All the batsmen were tremendously courageous - Edrich, Boycott, Close, Lloyd etc etc. Amiss was a class player I remember before the World Cup in 1974 he was promoted as follows "in form, he is among the top 10 batsmen in the world". True. Even Thommo stated that Amiss was "a pretty good bat."
@grimupnorth
8 ай бұрын
Look at David Lloyd handling his!
@BigAmp
Жыл бұрын
Serious heat. Wouldn't have wanted to be a pommie batsman on that tour.
@Thesimon221
9 ай бұрын
Definitely the fastest bowler of all time
@chepachii
Жыл бұрын
Watching this video closely , from when the ball leaves Thommos hand to when it slams into Rod Marshes gloves ,often at full reach above his head with the ball still lifting . It is only a split second .Those balls must of been incredibly fast .Thommo was a freak , a genuine human sling shot.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Yeah absolutely
@altafwazirtraveler6535
Жыл бұрын
Pitch and blur video also increased his speed😂
@brucelamberton8819
Жыл бұрын
Marsh claimed he bowled at over 110mph.
@woofowl2408
6 ай бұрын
I'm surprised that more bowlers haven't emulated Jeff Thomson's bowling action.
@anirudhsuresh4481
6 ай бұрын
Yes, me too thought about it before many may have tried but in order to succeed with this action the bowler must be very flexible and Greg Chappell once said he used to bowl with Tomsons action in nets and was able to generate more pace but after a few overs he gets exhausted
@woofowl2408
6 ай бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481Yep, Thomson was an extremely fit guy at the time
@Scott99259
3 ай бұрын
He was the real fastest bowler of the world.
@anirudhsuresh4481
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@shyaaammeneen63
10 ай бұрын
Unlike today it was so dangerous those days. Today cricketers are protected from top to bottom.
@murray7584
10 ай бұрын
How to measure whether a bowler is fastest of all……the batsman always walks, no complaints
@dramoth64
10 ай бұрын
When you have the West Indies batsman saying that Thomo was the fastest bowler they ever faced is the measure. They'd play their domestic cricket against their own fast bowlers.
@Waylander173
6 ай бұрын
Hit the nail on the head, I bet they walked too 😂 get the ordeal over and done with quickly
@MikeAG333
5 ай бұрын
Englishmen of the period all walked. So that is no measure at all.
@jmilne5751
9 ай бұрын
The pace that Thomo reached from only 14-16 paces compared to the bowlers of today who take closer to 20 paces is unbelievable....Proper speed recording had it been available would of put his speed OVER 100mph....
@BC1000Stars
9 ай бұрын
Was just thinking what a laconic run up it was!
@iamnastyguy
Жыл бұрын
it is a treat to watch jeff ... what a bowling action .. this is called real cricket ...
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Yes ☺️
@johnreynolds7996
11 ай бұрын
What I find interesting is that nobody has attempted to reproduce it, and no coach has ever recommended it. Lots of wannabe Dennis Lilley's out there. Lots of imitation Michael Holding's. But nobody has come along to the top levels of cricket with a wannabe Thommo action.
@anirudhsuresh4481
11 ай бұрын
@@johnreynolds7996 Bro i actually heard that many kids tried it then but we will get exhausted very fast only after bowling 10 to 12 deliveries
@johnreynolds7996
11 ай бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 I imagine you would need very broad shoulders to be able to bowl like Thommo. Otherwise the rotator-cuff would inflame, and that'd be the end of you for the rest of the match.
@anirudhsuresh4481
11 ай бұрын
@@johnreynolds7996 Yeah very strong shoulders required and flexibility
@melthoidserendipity1332
11 ай бұрын
That 74/75 series, Thommo and Lillee brought England to their knees and had no answer. They were both injured for the last test and didnt play and England made over 500 runs and won by an innings. Says it all.
@godfreypigott
11 ай бұрын
Nup. Lillee played in the last test.
@melthoidserendipity1332
11 ай бұрын
@@godfreypigott He broke down early on. Only bowled 6 overs. Walker and Dymock had to bowl 40 overs each. Even Dougy Walters bowled 23 overs
@godfreypigott
11 ай бұрын
@@melthoidserendipity1332 Still means your claim of "didn't play" is wrong". And the fact that Australia was down a bowler and didn't have a replacement for Lillee means it doesn't "say it all".
@melthoidserendipity1332
11 ай бұрын
@@godfreypigott My point of Lillee and Thomson dominating England (and the West Indies) is not wrong. Without the two of them the series at best would have been a lot closer. Australia didn't have any other fast bowlers in their class. They made England look ordinary and as soon as they disappeared from the scene England dominated Australia. I watched the entire series. No one had seen anything like Jeff Thomson. Even England's best fast bowler John Snow was pedestrian in comparison. Australia would not have had the capability of bowling England out cheaply without those two bowlers
@godfreypigott
11 ай бұрын
@@melthoidserendipity1332 You claim to have watched the series yet believe John Snow was playing. (He was probably off eradicating cholera or joining the Night's Watch.)
@Davotheledge
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Best video of Thommo I've seen ;)
@Davotheledge
2 жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 Would love to see it.
@anirudhsuresh4481
2 жыл бұрын
@@Davotheledge kzitem.info/news/bejne/uqyGqomwqJ9ha4I please watch this video bro ☺☺
@grock1143
14 күн бұрын
Watching this video in 2024 n can still feel his Raw Pace. Thomsons approach n just when he was about to deliver the ball, that action wud have surely sent shivers in the batsmens' spine back then with such minimal protective gears. He looks express pace like Umesh Yadav, Bumrah, Shami, Brett Lee, Archer etc
@anirudhsuresh4481
14 күн бұрын
@@grock1143 You should have mentioned Akthar,Tait because Umesh Yadav,Bumrah,Shami are way out of his league in fact Tomson was faster than Akthar,Lee,Tait
@grock1143
14 күн бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 Naah they both were wayward. Bumrah Shami Umesh might b 6-7 km less than Thomson but looked less wayward to me
@anirudhsuresh4481
14 күн бұрын
@@grock1143 Tomson might have bowled 153/155Kph or even more on avg speed in 1974-76 and there is a very big difference btw number of 155kph+ deliveries bowled by Tomson and others yes Tomson was only recorded for a few times 160.45,159.49kph in 1975 when he was only timed for a few deliveries and i also heard that he bowled 160.58Kph in 76 and in this video it's Tomson bowled many around 155kph+ and on the other hand Bumrah,Shami,Yadav are never recorded over 153-154Kph
@grock1143
14 күн бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 Well you can watch the fastest bowlers competition held in 1978. Pacewise,maybe Akhtar or Tait were similar as Shami, Umesh n Bumrah have bowled 153 or plus and in that range even 5-6 kmp speed is some difference but control wise n coz I like archer lee umesh shami bumrah more so I will name them
@grock1143
14 күн бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 Also one can feel from Videos how quick the deliveries must have been, looking at the bounce, the distance of the keeper and where he collected the ball. Back in the 70s 80s they took average of the ball speed at release from the bowlers' hand and the speed at which it was received by the batsmen n now they calcukate it at the speed at the release only but still one can have a fair idea of how quick the bowler was
@real1997
10 ай бұрын
I spent numerous days at the SCG during both 74/75 and 75/76 series, watching from the Pat Hills stand eg side on. Holding was lightning fast and Lillee was frightening, but Thommo is the fastest bowler to ever play test cricket, daylight second. I really felt sorry for the batsmen, even the great ones like Viv & co.
@anirudhsuresh4481
10 ай бұрын
Wow you are lucky ☺️
@tryarunm
10 ай бұрын
Did you ever watch Gavaskar against Thommo? He made centuries in his first three Tests in Australia. Would like to have your opinion of SG.
@real1997
10 ай бұрын
@@tryarunm mate no I never had the privilege of watching Gavaskar play live. He was an outstanding batsman who would be world class even today for sure. 👍
@foxyjazzbopper
3 ай бұрын
Batsmen had balls of step to face him and Lillee.. no helmets in those days… just like bodyline against Larwood and the 50’s series against Tyson…. Respect.
@anirudhsuresh4481
3 ай бұрын
Yeah 😊
@lupton1962
2 жыл бұрын
Many tried to copy his bowling action , especially at grade cricket level with some success, but Jeff's bowling action was pure for him only because when he was a teenager he was a javelin athletic, hence his bowling action
@anirudhsuresh4481
2 жыл бұрын
Even I tried tomson's action 2 or 3 years ago believe me I was able to bowl quicker
@mattharcla
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 Me too. Great fun.
@jahno7154
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 I don't believe that for one second 🤣🤣
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
@@jahno7154 Hey I am serious bro 😐
@jahno7154
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 How many people did you put in hospital ? 🤣🤣
@agnostic47
Жыл бұрын
The great fast bowlers hunted in pairs. Lillee and Thomson, Truman and Tyson. The West Indies had four great quicks at the same time. It gave the batsmen no chance to relax. Relentless pace meant the slightest lapse and you were gone.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Wes hall and Charlie Griffith too were lethal pairs and so Wasim and Waqar
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
They did indeed and you missed Lindwall / Miller but arguably one of the best pairing was McGrath and Warne....Shane Warne the leggie.
@MrDtrain69
11 ай бұрын
A beautiful approach and then he just went " WANG". There's quick and then there's Thomo, imagine being able to scare batsman you bowled to. Frightening pace.
@ANZCOOLTECH
5 ай бұрын
He can not be compared with any other fast bowler in history. The FASTEST.
@anirudhsuresh4481
5 ай бұрын
Yeah definitely
@RajMav-kj6sp
3 ай бұрын
Dont forget the mighty shoaib akhtar of pakistan..he was arguably the quickest ❤❤❤
@thatsbollox
Жыл бұрын
5:15 That will wake you up. Put one past his nose to say hello. It looks so natural...almost like he's got a bit extra in him if he truly wanted to let it rip.
@davemclean3899
9 ай бұрын
Geez imagine facing that without modern day protection... Brave men
@RobertQuinn-q3l
10 ай бұрын
Australian National level Javelin performer in his younger days,I believe. That'll do it!
@blackbob3358
10 ай бұрын
Whooah, i did'nt know that 1x, but you can see that slinging style.
@stevemelling9438
Ай бұрын
I'm English but it matters not. The two fast bowlers I've loved watching the most were Thommo and Michael Holding. Holding was grace personnified, effortless style. Thommo made it look effortless but with that truly unique style of his. His speed was, they say, generated by the longer amount of time the ball was in movement in his hand whilst releasing it.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Ай бұрын
@@stevemelling9438 yeah Thommo had a spring effect in his arms
@TomAtkinson-gq2wx
10 ай бұрын
Thompson himself said he didn't know where the ball was going to go
@adamhawkins6770
Ай бұрын
The West Indies quartet were unbelievably quick and there have been a few over the years but none were as rapid as this guy. Sheer insane pace - watch Marsh leap in the air to catch them and imagine being at a mere 22 yards- with no helmet?!!
@anirudhsuresh4481
Ай бұрын
@@adamhawkins6770 Absolutely it was diabolical 😮
@realaussiemale567
11 ай бұрын
Thompson was an absolute weapon. Marsh and the Chappell brothers have always maintained they were never entirely sure where the ball would go once it left Thomo’s hand. 😂
@realaussiemale567
11 ай бұрын
1 of my uncles played for NSW against Queensland in the early 1970’s against Thomo, who was early 20’s at that time. Thompson bowled a bouncer at my uncle that went 3ft over his head, was missed by the keeper and went to the boundary for 4 byes 😂 Many of the players in the state teams were happy when Thomo was selected for Australia, it meant they didn’t have to face him 😂
@gorgen23
Жыл бұрын
Mate that one at 3:46 is brutal!
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Yeah how quick that would be!???
@greghale6272
10 ай бұрын
Friend and I saw WA and Queensland play at the WACA in Perth in the 70s. Thompson and Lillie.
@anirudhsuresh4481
10 ай бұрын
Wow awesome
@zodiac6968
Жыл бұрын
He just jogs in, incredible.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Yeah,He has the best bowling action ever for generating pure pace
@johnreynolds7996
10 ай бұрын
Two vivid memories I have of that series can be summed up in two words: Edrich, and Titmus. Any male who was watching the match when those two unfortunate incidents occurred will know exactly what I am referring to.
@MikeAG333
5 ай бұрын
Titmus was hit inside the knee, not where you think.
@mukundr1204
21 сағат бұрын
Im actually amazed no one died facing him.
@anirudhsuresh4481
20 сағат бұрын
@@mukundr1204 Me Too 💀
@gbthrylos
11 ай бұрын
He literally doesn’t bowl. He slings it . Unbelievable technique
@anirudhsuresh4481
11 ай бұрын
Yeah just like a Javelin throw only Fidel Edwards came close but he didn't take his arms back like Tomson
@fred1eful
Жыл бұрын
Jeff thomson bowls a bouncer goes very over the top of the batsman and over rod marsh keeps going and hits the sight board on the full, frightening
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I heard Greg Chappell saying about that incident Tony Greig was the batter it went past his chin and hit the sightscreen it would have been a scary sight
@stephenpringle4943
Жыл бұрын
Yes I was at the sight screen and Arundel castle match 1985 and the ball hit the back fence
@stephenpringle4943
Жыл бұрын
Hit the back fence on the full
@haseebejazmusic9125
10 ай бұрын
So much bounce off a good length delivery
@denisfarrar7571
Жыл бұрын
Thomson went to Punchbowl High School,as did Len Pascoe. I went to Sydney Tech. We were in the same zone and played cricket against them. Thommo was scary quick even then, but our openers made a stand of 160, which they dined out on for a long time.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Wow awesome you are lucky to play against those legends
@vantheman1238
Жыл бұрын
Great story 👍
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
Sadly he only played two seasons for NSW Shield and then headed north
@gregstickler3798
10 ай бұрын
Not a long run in But the pace he generated from that sling action was frightful Raw power from him raw courage from the batsmen
@anirudhsuresh4481
2 жыл бұрын
00:39,00:50,1:03,1:45,2:26,2:49,3:04,3:19,3:32,4:09,4:27,4:54 these are the fastest deliveries in this clip
@brucelamberton8819
Жыл бұрын
To get an idea how quick Jeff Thomson was, you only need to look at Rod Marsh. Marsh had no problems 'keeping to Dennis Lilee,, who was far from a slouch, but with Thommo he struggled (despite standing further back).
@davidcollins7739
11 ай бұрын
thompson had a slingers action , and thus gained extra bounce. some years later in english conditions at trent bridge i saw graham dilley bowling to the west indies tail and downton was taking it face high and stood further from the batsman than the umpire at the bowlers end was.
@peteranderson6068
Жыл бұрын
100% quickest of all time !
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
No doubt about it
@JohnVictorIASteacher
2 жыл бұрын
Great upload..Keep it up. I appreciate your passion for fast bowling and fast bowling analysis..
@anirudhsuresh4481
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much mate I appreciate your passion as well❤
@Mikey_NoCap
10 ай бұрын
😂 David Lloyd had a couple of lumps in his throat after that delivery!
@miketree5276
10 ай бұрын
I think the first cricket playing nation that starts a Jeff Thomson fast bowling training / selection,,,will have everyone else worried. There must be suitably athletic body types out there.
@ncoz655
2 жыл бұрын
Thommo got bounce that was scary. There has been no one like him. Incomparable for the fear and defensiveness he produced in batsmen. Batsmen were forced to try and score off Lillee. The afternoon he was bowling at Pakistan before his second injury was fast, and accurate, and all the batsmen purely seeking to literally survive. I watched him side on at a Shield game in Sydney in 1980 and even then it took a lot of practice to be able to see the red streak.
@bernardjay-rw6uj
Жыл бұрын
Jeff must have been a truly frightening sight for any batsmen to face in his pomp. With his slingy action, I don't think batsmen were able to read him.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely right
@lp76100
10 ай бұрын
poms absolutely terrified
@SteveJones-mt1np
Жыл бұрын
Thomson had an action similar to that of a javelin thrower. The cross-legged delivery style makes sense in terms of maximising leverage at the point of release. It's a surprise nobody has attempted to emulate it.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely even Tomson is surprised to see that no one is trying to emulate his action in fact Fidel Edwards came close but he didn't take his arms behind his body like Tomson that's why he didn't cross 💯 mph.Actually Tomson's father Don Tomson used to bowl with this action he was a first class cricketer and his son Matt Tomson too had that kind of bowling action
@agnostic47
Жыл бұрын
Thomson was a competitive javelin thrower before he took up cricket. His javelin throwing technique translated perfectly to fast bowling.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
@@agnostic47 yeah,He used to take his arms way back
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 The family name is THOMSON.
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
That cross over step created enormous leg drive which greatly assisted delivery speed. After the 1980 Olympics a javelin medalist was signed by an MLB franchise purely on his leg drive and arm speed. The intention was to create a good pitcher where leg drive and arm speed are imperative given a pitcher has no run up momentum. The top elite pitchers have hurled at 105mph plus..look up the great Nolan Ryan.
@captaincarnage6323
Жыл бұрын
Great compilation. Hard to believe we don’t have the technology, now, accurately to measure Thommo’s pace in his prime, based on video like this. If we did, it would put all the debate to rest. But, in the meantime, look where the keeper and slips are standing - and apparently Thommo hit the sight screen at Perth on the full or after one bounce during this period. Inferences can be drawn and anecdotes prevail plus a 160kmh measurement from 1975 using 1975 technology. We don’t know now and we may never know but we will always remain curious about just how quick he was before he busted his shoulder. He was never the same after that but still measured as the quickest in the world after that in 1979. Why isn’t there an app to measure his pace??? We seem to have an app for everything else.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Bro i actually saw a comment on a video about these 2 deliveries @ 2:49,3:04 that he got 165kph+ out of hand for these 2 deliveries.Going frame by frame it takes 7 or 8 frames out of the 25 in one second of video for the ball to travel from his hand to the first bounce 13 m away from him that's 13m/0.28s =46m/s which is 167kph.This was the comment from that man good thinking to provide an idea about Tomson's pace
@chiefslim9353
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481😂😂😂
@MickH60
Жыл бұрын
@@chiefslim9353 Don't know what you're laughing at mate, he was measured once in Australia in the mid 70's at around 160kmh, that was at the batsman's end, would have been 165 out of the hand. I played first grade Cricket In Australia and have seen Thompson bowl live, he was extremely quick, fastest bowler I've ever seen. My father knew him personally, even sold him a boat....
@chiefslim9353
Жыл бұрын
@@MickH60 unfortunately you fell for the mythical lie of being recorded at the batsman's end, it was bull that thommo kept saying to make himself sound faster. He was once clocked at 99mph so when people say silly things about him bowling faster than 100 it deserves to be laughed at
@Chapps1941
Жыл бұрын
I loved the ABC TV Commentary as a stoner. But my all time faves were the two Librans, Richie and Ian. Richie for his succinct and poignant style and Ian for his brilliant tactical and strategic insights. Chappelli had a forensic knowledge of the game. Only Gower and Holding came near them.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
😊😊
@alexisc4922
Жыл бұрын
Ha. Greigy was a Libra too.
@Chapps1941
Жыл бұрын
@@alexisc4922 Air Signs are the communicatirs and make the best captains. Interestingly, many Indian captains are Cancer's. Cancer's are strategic thinkers with a strong patriotic duty. Alexander the Great was a Cancer
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
Ian attributes his ablity to read a game from the elite level of baseball he played as a catcher, the onfield general. He could easily have been a forerunner to what David Nilsson did. "Tangles" Walker was amongst the very best cricket commentators....ever.
@Chapps1941
11 ай бұрын
@@flamingfrancisTangles took it to the people. If l picked an Aussie XI based on humour and larrikinism Maxxie would be a shoo in
@faisalmalik2349
Жыл бұрын
Excellent upload bro👍
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Thank you bro ☺️
@jimmyandtheresurrection7247
Жыл бұрын
Smell the leather !Lol!!! Fastest ever ! Those were the best days of cricket. No quarters asked. No quarters given.
@MrJamiedaking
2 жыл бұрын
He was by far the fastest ever you can easily tell by judging batsmen reaction and reflexes . They are always playing him on back foot and are late to the shot
@anirudhsuresh4481
2 жыл бұрын
Of course, he has the best bowling action for genarating pace.There should have been speedguns 😑😑
@johnreynolds7996
11 ай бұрын
They also show a tendency for the right-foot to slide to leg-slip as the bowler goes through delivery, which is a sure sign that they are too frightened to really get behind the line of the ball.
@jameswebb4593
5 ай бұрын
Can you imagine American baseball batters having pitches aimed at their head. They would all be out there fighting.
@anirudhsuresh4481
5 ай бұрын
Yeah absolutely 😂😂
@celestialspartan7977
2 жыл бұрын
Shoulder fracture reduced his pace during WSC and later years...what a tearaway
@anirudhsuresh4481
2 жыл бұрын
Yep otherwise he would have taken many more wickets
@stifler4eva1
Жыл бұрын
His action is shit
@brianhutchinson3076
2 жыл бұрын
Saw tommo at lancaster park nz about 1980 he is without doubt the fastest i have seen,lillee was at the other end, when tommo bowled i honestly found it hard to see the ball, and he was supposed to be a bit slower after his injury. never seen anyone as fast
@mattharcla
Жыл бұрын
Exactly my experience in '82.
@godfreypigott
11 ай бұрын
Yet he was nowhere near as fast then as at his peak, after his shoulder injury.
@englishciderlover7347
9 ай бұрын
That must have been 1982. I think that was the only time Thommo played in NZ.
@brianhutchinson3076
9 ай бұрын
Yes it was about then,@@englishciderlover7347
@davgood8649
11 ай бұрын
Uncle Fred told me the ball would fizz from his delivery.
@anirudhsuresh4481
11 ай бұрын
Your uncle??
@anthonyarcher4744
Жыл бұрын
Just very, very quick .
@williamdeoradesilva9444
9 ай бұрын
Those were the days ❤
@Chapps1941
11 ай бұрын
I haven't watched it all through but Mallett's catches in the gully to Thommo were amazing. His ability to take Thommo promotes the idea that Mallett was probably the greatest ever Gully.
@anirudhsuresh4481
11 ай бұрын
Yeah
@anirudhsuresh4481
11 ай бұрын
Please watch 1:45,2:49,3:04 those deliveries must be the fastest bowled in cricket history
@Chapps1941
11 ай бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 very fast indeed
@jugheadsrule
11 ай бұрын
I'd say Mallett and Yardley were the best 2 Aussie gully fielders I've seen, but that 74/75 catching cordon is by far the best Australia's had in my lifetime.
@Chapps1941
11 ай бұрын
@@jugheadsrule l believe Mallett to be superior for these three reasons: #1: He took catches when both Thommo and Lillee were at their peaks. #2: Yardley merely caught the ball, Mallett took it like a panther. #3: Mallett had an incredibly flexible reach And if you look at their celebrations Yardley accepted the deserved accolades. Mallett looked like he was congratulating someone else .... for the miracle take he had just snaffled.
@andrewb1517
Жыл бұрын
Great compilation sir. Definitely the best one out there. Remember watching Thommo as a youngster back in the 70’s. He was terrifying and mad as a meat axe. Great bloke though just ultra competitive.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir 😊
@andrewb1517
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 You’re welcome. Thank you again. Greetings from Australia.
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewb1517 bro have you seen tomson bowling live. How old are you?
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewb1517 😊😊😊😊
@andrewb1517
Жыл бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 I have when I was 8 years old. I was side on at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Couldn’t see the ball side on he was so quick. I’m nearly 52 now.
@mickadams1905
10 ай бұрын
Jeff “the human trebuchet” Thompson. What a legend, I was a bit young to remember his early career when he was at his fastest but I remember the last few years of him playing really well. He’s pretty hard to forget with his unique bowling action.
@anirudhsuresh4481
10 ай бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/xq6enH9rsZF0mYIsi=K3bFB9-mKctdc3wo watch this one bro 44 yrs old Tomson bowling quick
@martinspencer366
2 жыл бұрын
In the history of test cricket, probably only Frank Tyson approached Jeff for the rare speed he bowled at. Dennis Amiss said the ball hit the bat, not the bat hit the ball. He also had the most superb, natural action of any fast bowler l've seen.
@thornwivans
2 жыл бұрын
Richie B said Tyson was quick cause he was from his era, but if you see old footage of him he has a rubbish run up and ordinary bowling action...Tyson...sorry ...he wasn't very fast!
@syedadeelhussain2691
2 жыл бұрын
Shoaib Akhtar was equally quick.
@thecarpetman7687
2 жыл бұрын
@@thornwivans and Tyson was bowling during the Backfoot rule so he was releasing the ball a lot closer to the batsmen so he might have seemed faster
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
@@thornwivans Tyson's action was one of the best for generating express pace
@surreyevo
Жыл бұрын
No way is his action as good as Dennis Lillee
@diggler2002
9 ай бұрын
Amazing bounce. And no helmets!
@anirudhsuresh4481
9 ай бұрын
Yeah, Helmets weren't introduced then bro
@diggler2002
9 ай бұрын
@@anirudhsuresh4481 I know
@anirudhsuresh4481
9 ай бұрын
@@diggler2002 ok 🙂
@captainjamescook2978
10 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness that is terrifying
@anirudhsuresh4481
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💯
@thepimpernel6971
Жыл бұрын
Notice no one scoring in front of the wicket against Thommo. Also notice all the walking ? The poor bastards could not wait to get off the field. Cant blame them no helmets chest guards nothing thin bats. Look at the reaction of the batsmen to some of the deliveries total fear and intimidation. He made Deneese quit, a shattered man.. This series and the next against the WI he was something else
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Yeah absolutely he was 100mph+
@rickarnold6704
10 ай бұрын
Geez I was there in the old Clem Jones Stand with my older brother as a school kid.
@anirudhsuresh4481
10 ай бұрын
Wow you are lucky 😊
@rickarnold6704
10 ай бұрын
@anirudhsuresh4481 Thanks mate, I sure was! I remember feeling sorry for the English batsmen.
@anirudhsuresh4481
10 ай бұрын
@@rickarnold6704 i am only gonna be 20 yrs this month bro i haven't seen even Akthar bowling live 😅
@rickarnold6704
10 ай бұрын
@anirudhsuresh4481 Haha I have 40yrs on you friend! I actually worked at the Gabba for the curator for the 1st Pakistan and Australia test. Moving the side screen for Greg Chappell was the highlight and Dennis Lillee saying G'day during ground prep for opening day.
@anirudhsuresh4481
10 ай бұрын
@@rickarnold6704 wow' nice
@flamingfrancis
Жыл бұрын
We would not see Thommo bowl this quick for much longer after this series. He had his nasty onfield crash with Alan Turner the next year and he never got back to his best after shoulder surgery...A great Aussie side this was. I distinctly remember the fielding by Ross Edwards at 3:33 and while not evident here, Ross was one of the greatest cover fielders Oz has ever produced. Dougy Walters slips catch isn't exactly shabby either.
@TheTigers00001
Жыл бұрын
He did bowl this fast agin in the 1975/76 series against the West Indies and completely destroyed them. That was his last full series at express pace consistently. He was able to occasionally get the odd delivery to be super quick after his collision with Alan Turner but never with the consistency that had batsmen literally fearing for their own safety. Kudos too to the late Rod Marsh who must have felt like he was trying to catch scud missiles throughout those two series. I remember a famous photo of his bruised hands in the paper during this series. Also, the English team went home with several players nursing broken bones. It was as fierce a bowling display that we will ever see.
@godfreypigott
11 ай бұрын
@@TheTigers00001 How do you know he didn't bowl this fast in 75-76?
@johnreynolds7996
11 ай бұрын
Even after the injury Thommo could produce extraordinarily fast deliveries. What he lost was the ability to keep that up for over after over after over: the injured shoulder would start to complain.
@oppugn8325
9 ай бұрын
The Greig sandshoe crusher!
@eldoroonie
Жыл бұрын
The ball at 1:44 is ridiculous...and the one at 2:49 is beyond ridiculous
@anirudhsuresh4481
Жыл бұрын
Yeah bloody quick watch 3:02 I think that even quicker
@paulclissold1525
Жыл бұрын
Look at the slips field set the batsmen were in survival mode
@leighsoft
15 күн бұрын
unbelievable brute force pace
@anirudhsuresh4481
15 күн бұрын
@@leighsoft Yeah 🔥
@chriswatson7965
2 жыл бұрын
Lovely compilation. There's quite a bit of variation in his speed, and it doesn't look like he had much conscious control of it. The views from behind show when he got his arm to flick round fast, and when he didn't manage it. Some of those deliveries are frighteningly fast, much faster than I've seen from anyone else, so they must have been 170+ from the hand. In fact only someone with Thomson's action could possibly bowl them that fast.
@anirudhsuresh4481
2 жыл бұрын
In my personal opinion thommo's fastest delivery must be BTW 165kph-167kph not sure and actually his 160.45kph was calculated at hand release it was 129.92kph at batters end and 159.49kph was 138.40kph at batters end because 160.45kph was a short pitched delivery and his fastest ever timed in a match was 160.58kph but he surely bowled faster
@chiefslim9353
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@johnreynolds7996
11 ай бұрын
He was scary fast, but if you look at the action it would occasionally cause Thommo to rip his fingers down on the ball, which meant a leg-cutter at over 100mph. I don't care how good a batsman you are, a 100mph leg-cutter is going to cause you trouble.
@chiefslim9353
11 ай бұрын
@@johnreynolds7996 except it wasn't over 100mph
@jimdickson1969
Жыл бұрын
No helmets, chest guards, arm guards.. cant believe batsmen didnt die.
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