/ 19 April 2000

LEE THE QUICKEST OF THE QUICKS

AUSTRALIAN paceman Brett Lee on Sunday bowled the fastest delivery measured in South Africa when he let fly with a 156km/h snorter in the one-day final against South Africa at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. Lee’s delivery is 1,5km/h faster than the previous best, a delivery of 154,5km/h bowled by Pakistani speedster Shaoib Akhtar also recorded at the Wanderers. Lee’s brother, Shane, bowled the second fastest delivery measured at 142km/h, while South Africa’s Nantie Hayward and Jacques Kallis bowled somewhat slower to record best speeds of 141km/h and 138km/h respectively.