The elemental force that was Tyson
Mike Selvey, in the Guardian, pays tribute to former England fast bowler Frank Tryson and mulls on how a bowler's speed in cricket is something of an ideal rather than a statement of fact
ESPNcricinfo staff
28-Sep-2015
Mike Selvey, in the Guardian, looks back on the life of former England fast bowler Frank Tyson, who died on Sunday in Australia, and mulls on the nature of records like bowling speed in cricket. There is little doubt, however, that bowlers like Tyson and Harold Larwood had extreme pace.
Here is JM Kilburn, famed correspondent of the Yorkshire Post, on Tyson. "His best pace was nothing short of startling to batsmen and spectators alike. He represented an elemental force obscuring the details of his technique and the highest tribute he received was the gasp of incredulity frequently emitted by the crowd as the ball passed from his hand to the distant wicketkeeper."