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| December 23, 2002 | Monday | Shawwal 18, 1423 |
Lee bowls at 156.2kph
PERTH, Dec 22: Australian firebrand Brett Lee hurled down one of the fastest deliveries bowled in Australia here Sunday night during the tri-nations series one-day clash with Sri Lanka.
Lee, 26, was recorded at 156.2 kilometres an hour during a fiery six-over opening spell at the start of the Sri Lankan innings.
The delivery was recorded by a speed gun operated by a Channel Nine TV crew.
The recording was especially significant because Lee was bowling into a stiff south-easterly breeze.
Lee was credited with a personal best speed of 157.3 kilometres an hour in a Test against South Africa in Cape Town in March.
Pakistan cricket authorities say Shoaib Akhtar was clocked at 161 kilometres an hour when he bowled to Craig McMillan during a One-day International against New Zealand at Lahore’s Gadaffi Stadium in April.—AFP
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