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TapsC wrote:Matigimu is the kid who hit 139kph. he only just turned 18 so I'm thinking he is still terrorizing kids in school boy cricket. what I want to know is whether there is a way to make guys faster and what age do fast bowlers peak? for example will madziva and jong we ever get to the 140 mark or is it too late for them. Is it a technique thing or is it a fitness thing? Matigimu had a short run up..I'm sure if he goes to a high performance center he can get to 145kph. how that west Indian kid was so quick already I don't know.

also who are the quickest guys in the current setup. I would say chatara then vitori but after that I dont know how quick the likes of tiripano nyauchi mumba etc are. madziva was bowling around 135. Solomon mire around 137

Yes Matigumu! Thats the one.

As far as developing pace, I'm not sure what it depends on. Its not about big bulky muscles. Fitness I am sure is a factor, but I thinks really about rhythm. Of course every person has their individual peak pace limit based probably on how many fast twitch fibers they have. Some might hit their peak earlier than others. For example 2 bowlers both 16 years old, one bowls 120 kph the other 135. Most would say the second will be genuinley quick, but maybe at age 25, he is still bowling 135 and the first guy developed more pace as is clocking 145.

Ah yes, this is more like it.

Jarvis bowler a seriously fiery spell against Kallis in 2009 at the Bull ring. I nearly spat my cornflakes out when I saw the speed gun had breached 147Kph..

Chatara won't be the same. I've fractured my medial, lateral and anteria ligaments in my knee which required surgery as well as a damaged cartridge. I struggle to run the way I did let alone bowl.

I think this young kid Matigmu should certainly be worked with but, alas, this is Zimbabwe, and be will no doubt fall through those familiar cracks.

The sad thing is, about half a decade ago we seemed to hav a strong pool of pace bowlers who were genuinely either quick or were taking wickets regularly.

Panyangara, Chatara, Meth, Jarvis, Ncube, Nicholson, Rainsford, Mpofu was peaking at this point and was bowling with some gas once Streak got a hold of him. Then there was the case of Aleseni and Manatsa, Callum Price was breaking through, as was richard mushange (spelling?).

Now the cupboard is bare, either due to the player drain or due to a lack of form, interest or a lack of top quality coaching.
Mupariwa is never going to tear attacks apart, nor will guys like Muzarabani.

By the way, Panyangara was never quick. He was a 82/3 Mph bowler at best but he naturally swung the ball, not to mention the fact he was fitter and younger back then.

Invest in someone like Diplock or Matigmu,

gargamel wrote:I think there maybe some confusion on the Tall Under 19 quick its not Matigimu as has been mentioned in this thread. The boy in question is young Blessing Muzarbani who is definatly just over 2 meters and is bowling above 145.Matigimu is not even close to this lad in terms of pace and bounce. As for genuine future quicks in Zimbabwe these are the players who will need guidance to get them bowling 140 +

1. Tawanda Bidi - Got the pace just needs control and
2.Blessing Muzarabani- Got the pace just needs to be handled
3. Tatenda Chikuni - Was rumored to be the quickest in the country 4 years back stress fractures stunted his development
4.Tatenda Mupunga - Needs to bulk up and change franchises
5. Gerald Aliseni -Needs to lose more weight

Muzarabani was not the kid in Bangladesh bowling at 139. Name doesn't look familiar. If what you say is true, the there are at ,east 6 guys adding the recent U19 lad, whoever he is.

With Chatara back, there should be some pace in the the pace attack. Here is a thread to monitor progress of all Zim seamers.

The first topic is pace itself. Anyone know the full list of Zim bowlers to register 90 mph (or 145 km)? I believe Jarvis was the last to do it? Anyone know what year that was? Any bowlers reach 150 kph?

I saw Chatara get right up near 90 mph last year but not cross it. He got to 89.8 or 89.9 both in the Bangladesh tour 2014 and at the World Cup a few months later. Will be interesting to see his pace at the WT20.

The Zim U-19 team had a kid with raw pace, forgot his name, may have been Ngarava. But he was tall, probably 6'4" and I saw him hit 139 which for a U-19 is very quick. Anyone else in the domestic scene who is quick?

I've seen blignaut hit 148 at the WACA. Surprised me as he is normally 130 but he was having a fiery spell that day, repeated it a couple of times that 2004 tour.

I've seen Streak in the low 140s which he looked to do without much effort. Normally he was early 130s

Olonga was rumoured to be around there but I'm not sure I believe it. Ditto Gerald Aliseni.brightin Maryannes was rumoured to have pace too but I think that's another hyped fable. I personally think Gus Mackay could break 150 if he tried.

What was brandes?

tawac wrote:Chigumbura.... well once upon a time. Now he is neither a batsman or a bowler but can still make the team.

Im sure Chitara would have lost some pace due to the injury.

Eltons always been wildly inconsistent with the bat. People just forget because he used to be able to bowl and when he is on song with the bat he looks world class (him and Chibhabha have to be two of the most dramatically inconsisten players I've seen my entire life) but what I do want to know is what happened to Eltons bowling? Used to be one of our best!
Yes when injury happens pace can drop, and I assume that's happened to him, but what happened to his accuracy?

Normally when a player loses pace he gains accuracy. Elton lost it with his pace and is now embarrassing with the amount of wides he delivers.