fast bowler

Pace attack specialist

A fast bowler is a cricket player who delivers the ball at high speed, typically over 85 miles per hour, relying on pace and bounce rather than spin to challenge batters.

Fast bowlers often open the bowling attack when the ball is new and hardest.

He's one of the fastest bowlers in international cricket.

technique

bouncer

Venue entrance enforcer

  • yorkerFoot-level cricket delivery
  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • seamJoined fabric edge

delivery · spell · run-up · follow-through · pace · line · length · inswinger · outswinger · short ball

style

aggressive

Hostile and confrontational

express · tearaway · skiddy · economical · accurate · relentless · menacing · disciplined

cricket

wicket

Small subsidiary entrance

stumps · crease · gully · slip · catch · boundary · test match · powerplay · umpire · duck

physicality

speed

Rate of motion

stamina · shoulder · action · injury · muscle · explosive · athletic · endurance · strength · rhythm

Categories
Opposites
bowling style/pace

fast bowlerspinner

Thing that rotates

slow bowler · finger spinner · tweaker · leg spinner · leg-spinner

cricket role

fast bowlerbatsman

Cricket's offensive player

batter · opening batsman · wicketkeeper · tail-ender

Family

fast, faster, fastest, bowler

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Rated G