Fastest Bowler Competition - 1979

The greatest fast bowlers the world has ever seen gathered in Australia in 1979 to compete in speeds and accuracy competition.

Hosted by Richie Benaud the bowlers included Imran Khan Sarfraz Nawaz Dennis Lillee Michael Holding Jeff Thompson Andy Roberts Richard Hadlee Colin Croft and more.

Checkout the results of this once in a generation test of the fastest bowlers of that time. 


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