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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. He debuted against...
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 ...
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.
Aug 16, 2019 · For two years until he badly injured his shoulder at Adelaide in December 1976, Jeff Thomson was the most lethal bowler on earth, with a better average and strike-rate than Dennis Lillee. And there wasn’t a stat for what his presence did to opposing batsmen’s psyches.
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...
Nov 23, 2013 · JEFF Thomson was one of cricket's most feared bowlers, perhaps the fastest of all time. A larrikin Queenslander, Thommo blasted out 200 Test wickets.
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.
Aug 16, 2017 · Jeff Thomson, Australian legend and the most frightening fast bowler in the history of cricket, has turned 67 today. Thomson was one of the fastest bowlers to have played Test cricket and legendary batsmen like Vivian Richards and Sunil Gavaskar consider him to be the fastest they have faced.
Jeff Thomson and Wally Grout will become the newest inductees into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border Medal night in Melbourne on Wednesday
