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Jeffrey Robert Thomson (born 16 August 1950) is a former Australian cricketer. Known as "Thommo", he is one of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket; he bowled a delivery with a speed of 160.6 km/h against the West Indies in Perth in 1975, which was the fastest recorded delivery at the time, and the fourth-fastest recorded delivery of ...
Jeff Thomson was one of the fastest bowlers to have played Test cricket. With an unusual slinging action, and an aggressive approach, he was a fearsome sight to batsmen.
Probably the fastest bowler world cricket has ever seen, Thomson was a cricketer from the Australian state of New South Wales. He shot into prominence when, along with Dennis Lillee, demolis ...
Aug 16, 2019 · Jeff Thomson was one of the most feared fast bowlers of all time, but he was never a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. In 2008, the Almanack celebrated five all-time greats who missed out on the coveted award.
Feb 15, 2016 · Jeff Thomson's unique action and outrageous pace made him arguably the most fearsome fast bowler in history, securing him a spot in Australian cricket's Hall...
Jun 8, 2016 · Jeff Thomson, one of the fastest bowlers of all time, made his Test debut on December 29, 1972. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the man who had formed one of the most fearsome fast bowling pairs ...
Aug 16, 2014 · Jeff Thomson, born August 16, 1950, was a terror for batsmen around the world, one of the fastest bowlers of all time and one half of the fearsome Lillee-Thomson duo.
Jan 24, 2016 · Jeff Thomson's name is still firmly in the thoughts of anyone who saw first-hand how he gave a new dimension to the description of fast bowling. As of this week his name will also be firmly in the ...
Jan 22, 2016 · Jeff Thomson's unique action and outrageous pace made him arguably the most fearsome fast bowler in history, securing him a spot in Australian cricket's Hall of Fame.
Jeff Thomson bowled mighty fast against Clive Lloyd’s West Indians in 1975–76, but during the Perth Second Test match, he heard the tragic news that his flat-mate Martin Bedkomer, who had gone north to try and find a Sheffield Shield place with Qld, was killed when hit in the chest batting for Toombul in Brisbane grade cricket in December 1975.
