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Brett Lee

Australian fast bowler and Cricket World Cup winner

2 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Brett Lee Cricket bowling speed

Brett Lee's recorded Cricket bowling speed is 160.8 km/h. Performance date: 2005-03. Age at the time: 28. This was a competition result. The source at nzc.nz gives this mark. Source type: official result.

Australia against New Zealand ODI at Napier · Delivery to Craig Cumming in the Napier ODI

Source quote and limits

“160.8 km/h (99.9 mph) thunderbolt to Craig Cumming.”

Brett Lee joining Wellington Firebirds in HRV Cup

New Zealand Cricket states March 2005; the exact match day is not stated in this source. This is a measured delivery speed. Some later lists give 161.1 km/h, but the named federation source gives 160.8 km/h.

Cricket bowling speed history. Methods and conditions can differ between records.
Date	Competition / season and method	Value	Unit	Source
2005-03age 28	Australia against New Zealand ODI at NapierCricket bowling speed	160.8	km/h	nzc.nz Evidence Official result; Competition; performance date 2005-03. Brett Lee joining Wellington Firebirds in HRV Cup Delivery to Craig Cumming in the Napier ODI “160.8 km/h (99.9 mph) thunderbolt to Craig Cumming.” New Zealand Cricket states March 2005; the exact match day is not stated in this source. This is a measured delivery speed. Some later lists give 161.1 km/h, but the named federation source gives 160.8 km/h.
2002-03-08age 25	Australia against South AfricaCricket bowling speed	157.4	km/h	i.imgci.commedium confidence Evidence News report; Competition; performance date 2002-03-08. International Bowling Speeds - Cricinfo Australia fast bowler; reported match speed “Brett Lee Australia 157.4 v South Africa 08/03/2002” The Cricinfo archive table gives the player, unit in kph, opponent and date. Date uses day/month/year, consistent with its other rows such as 27/04/2002. This is a separately reported delivery from the existing March 2005 Napier mark. Device consistency limits the comparison across matches.

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