Speed Gun at training on Wednesday....

[bond21]

So a guy has borrowed a speed gun from Queensland Cricket and is bringing it to club training on Wednesday.

This excited everyone at the pub on Saturday and it is a good opportunity for bragging rights.

So I was wondering if anyone has been tested on bowling speed with a speed gun, if so how fast was it?

I will post back here later in the week to post my time.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Got tested in some ECB fastest bowler in the UK some 6 years ago...clocked 41mph.

 

[Manee]

I've been timed at 59mph.

 

[Simon]

The local Indoor cricket centre here has a speed gun on one of the courts sometimes, best Ive managed was 128km but I do bowl considerably faster in Indoor than I do in outdoor...

 

[Perm]

128kph isn't too shabby. Similar pace as Jacob Oram

What's the conversion from miles to kilometres? 1.6?

 

[Matteh]

Yeah...

 

[thierry henry]

I was 65kph when they had one at the Easter Show when I was 11 (and when I was all of about 4'7" and 34kg), so I'd like to think I'm a fair bit faster today lol. I'd love to have an opportunity, with my cricketing mates, to be measured on a proper radar.

 

[maditaliano]

I remember when I was like 10 years old I got a platypus ball (among other things) for Christmas. At the time I was clocking just over 80km/h while my older brother (five years older than me) was clocking early to mid 120's. At this stage, I am now 15 years old and have consistently hit 126km/h.

I know that someone will say that they will never give a true reading, but after bowling about 20 balls with it, I think it is pretty consistent... never been tested on a speed gun though.

EDIT:
Also, Perm, I'm pretty sure if he was willing to sacrifice a bit of line and length Jacob Oram could bowl a fair bit faster - I'm not trying to argue, I'm just saying, he generally bowls low 130's, but if you consider his size, strength and easy-going run-up, I think it would be quite possible for him to hit 140.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Snuck over 100km/h a few times with a flatter one.

 

[Nate]

172 - 173kph IIRC.

 

[DCC_legend]

lulz.

 

[MrDucksWorth]

I'm hoping I get a chance to as well. Soon would be great so I can see how much I've improved in the next 3 to 4 years. I'm 'probably' bowling at 110KM/PH. I have a 3 to 4 year plan to loose weight, gain muscle and work my way into an A grade team.

I should be playing indoor cricket this year, which will be great for keeping my skills sharp instead of only playing cricket in summer. I've never done it before, but I'm planing on going to the nets often when it isn't raining in the winter as well, but mind you, I've never been as passionate and determened about Cricket as well.

 

[Josh]

Effort ball 105 a few years back. Probably slowed down since then due to injury.

 

[PhoenixFire]

I reckon about 50mph tops and that is very unaccurate bowling for me.

 

[Matteh]

I'm definitely bowling faster now than i was at the last CW Meetup, which was guessed at about 60mph. Only problem is that i've picked up a few injuries from football so had to resort to bowling spin at the last net session as i didn't feel confident putting weight down on one foot.

 

[Burgey]

I'm definitely bowling faster now than i was at the last CW Meetup, which was guessed at about 60mph. Only problem is that i've picked up a few injuries from football so had to resort to bowling spin at the last net session as i didn't feel confident putting weight down on one foot.

B21, what did you get clocked at?

IIRC Goughy mentioned he was clocked at pretty high speeds a few years back. Anyone remember how fast that was?

 

[bond21]

bah, I was gonna post it sooner but i thought why bother.

I turned up at training on wednesday, and the guy who was bringing it told me qld cricket had to take it back (he was meant to give the speed gun back sooner but tried to sneak it to training)

So no speed gun...

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

I reckon I must be very low 50s with my medium pace.

 

[PhoenixFire]

IIRC Goughy mentioned he was clocked at pretty high speeds a few years back. Anyone remember how fast that was?

I haven't spoken to him for a while, but I seem to remember him saying he reckoned he is mid to high 80s in his prime.

 

[Goughy]

I haven't spoken to him for a while, but I seem to remember him saying he reckoned he is mid to high 80s in his prime.

I have a distrust of speed guns and have never been professionally measured. Any figure is based on comparisons of speed to those who have regularly been clocked that Ive played with (none of which have been as quick as me ).

Only accurate thing to say is that the less I play and the older I get the quicker I recall being