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Harold Larwood

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Captain Slackbladder

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Reading a cracking autobiography at the moment regarding Larwood.

Now how quick the bloke bowled gets mentioned all the time with speeds of 95pmph mentioned. Obviously back then there was no real accurate way of confirming this but i'd have thought modern fast bowlers of today would be far quicker with advances in sporting science etc..?

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Captain Slackbladder said:
Reading a cracking autobiography at the moment regarding Larwood.

Now how quick the bloke bowled gets mentioned all the time with speeds of 95pmph mentioned. Obviously back then there was no real accurate way of confirming this but i'd have thought modern fast bowlers of today would be far quicker with advances in sporting science etc..?

Thoughts?
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Really eh;)
 
Captain Slackbladder said:
Reading a cracking autobiography at the moment regarding Larwood.

Now how quick the bloke bowled gets mentioned all the time with speeds of 95pmph mentioned. Obviously back then there was no real accurate way of confirming this but i'd have thought modern fast bowlers of today would be far quicker with advances in sporting science etc..?

Thoughts?
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They had this strange shaped box thing they called a "cinematograph" you know ...
 
Captain Slackbladder said:
Reading a cracking autobiography at the moment regarding Larwood.

Now how quick the bloke bowled gets mentioned all the time with speeds of 95pmph mentioned. Obviously back then there was no real accurate way of confirming this but i'd have thought modern fast bowlers of today would be far quicker with advances in sporting science etc..?

Thoughts?
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Well the modern day bowlers are not quicker than the West Indian bowlers of 20 or 30 years ago.
 
Captain Slackbladder said:
Reading a cracking autobiography at the moment regarding Larwood.

Now how quick the bloke bowled gets mentioned all the time with speeds of 95pmph mentioned. Obviously back then there was no real accurate way of confirming this but i'd have thought modern fast bowlers of today would be far quicker with advances in sporting science etc..?

Thoughts?
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Is that the book by Douglas Hamilton? it's a cracking book, and gives a wonderful insight into cricket in that era
 
Captain Slackbladder said:
Reading a cracking autobiography at the moment regarding Larwood.

Now how quick the bloke bowled gets mentioned all the time with speeds of 95pmph mentioned. Obviously back then there was no real accurate way of confirming this but i'd have thought modern fast bowlers of today would be far quicker with advances in sporting science etc..?

Thoughts?
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Started reading the book in the last week and im loving it. No helmets and not much padding either. Proving how fast he bowled is irrelevent imo as he out played every quality batsmen he bowled too at what is a batsmans game. Looking forward to finishing the book over the summer, one of the best cricket books ive read imo.
 
pattisoni said:
Started reading the book in the last week and im loving it. No helmets and not much padding either. Proving how fast he bowled is irrelevent imo as he out played every quality batsmen he bowled too at what is a batsmans game. Looking forward to finishing the book over the summer, one of the best cricket books ive read imo.
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Agree with all that, the writing is great too. I will bring 'A Last English Summer' down to Essex for you Mick.
 
pattisoni said:
Started reading the book in the last week and im loving it. No helmets and not much padding either. Proving how fast he bowled is irrelevent imo as he out played every quality batsmen he bowled too at what is a batsmans game. Looking forward to finishing the book over the summer, one of the best cricket books ive read imo.
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fuck me mick......... how bigs the book:eek:
 
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