rivera213
U19 Vice-Captain
I know this is an old thread but I searched on this board for Frank Tyson video and this came up.
Anyway, interesting article below:
If there was some distance between Tyson and Trueman then I'd consider it being correct but as far as speed Tyson was faster than Trueman who in turn was just faster than Statham.
I also doubt (from the general concensus of the physical elements of swing) that Trueman averaged more than 88mph since the ball tends not to swing "regularly" as a general rule when bowled faster than that.
The optimum pace for "regular" swing I'd estimate around 82-85mph, for reverse 88+ (Waqar, Wasim, Simon Jones all reversed it when they bowled faster than 88mph).
I'd say Trueman averaged around 135-138kph at the begin of his career.
The most flawed measurement of speed I've seen to date.
Anyway, interesting article below:
Though anyone who has seen footage (or live) both Trueman and Thomson, there's no doubt Thommo was MUCH faster.InsideEdge said:So given that VHS video works reliably at 25 frames per second, we adapted the sample to kilometres per hour and applied it to the many fast bowlers from different eras of whom action footage still exists.
From the movies we obtained, both Fred Trueman and Frank Tyson were found to bowl at 10 frames, putting them as high at 159.12km/h with an average of 152.63. While Thommo and Ray Lindwall were clocked at 11 frames putting their peaks in the low 150's with an average of 139. Keith Miller and Wes Hall were throwing them down in 12 dazzling frames at an average of 127.3 but the variant between venom was high with each."
If there was some distance between Tyson and Trueman then I'd consider it being correct but as far as speed Tyson was faster than Trueman who in turn was just faster than Statham.
I also doubt (from the general concensus of the physical elements of swing) that Trueman averaged more than 88mph since the ball tends not to swing "regularly" as a general rule when bowled faster than that.
The optimum pace for "regular" swing I'd estimate around 82-85mph, for reverse 88+ (Waqar, Wasim, Simon Jones all reversed it when they bowled faster than 88mph).
I'd say Trueman averaged around 135-138kph at the begin of his career.
True dat.Well, I'd expect nothing more from the 'esteemed' writers at Inside Edge and I know it was only meant to be an ad hoc measurement but the lack of science in the measurements they took makes the whole thing pretty funny. For one, the 25 frames-per-second assumption; whilst correct for VHS, did they also take into account the frame-rate of the original footage before transfer? Doubt it and that would make a HUGE difference. Plus there's parallax error to be taken into account, etc
The most flawed measurement of speed I've seen to date.