The fastest bowlers ever, apparently official

This list kind of corresponds with what I know (the list is imperial rather than metric, and the actual spelling on the site is appalling, so it may need to be checked, but I have not edited a thing).


1. Shoaib Akhtar -100.3 mph
2.Shoaib Akhter -100.1 mph
3. Muhammad sami -100.0 mph
4.Brett lee - 99.9 mph
5. Shaun Tait - 99.9 mph
6. Jeff Thompson - 99.8 mph
7.Shane Bond -98.1 mph
8.Mohammed Sami -97.6 mph
9.Lasitha Malinga - 96.8 mph
10. Mitchell Johnson - 95.4 mph

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_are_Top_10_fast_bowlers_in_cricket#ixzz1FmTknuBW


And this, more on Thomson:

"Thommo could really get under the skin of the batsmen." Yes, there was a time when fast bowlers were fierce and loved hitting the batsman and seeing blood on the pitch.

If you don't get gooseflesh on reading this piece, you've never been hit by a quick bowler. If you had to bat down the order, wearing glasses, as I do, with a technique that even Archie Henderson could exploit, raw pace was terrifying. In 1989, at Milnerton, I had a beamer shatter my glasses and rearrange my features. In 1979, I had a top-spinner kick off a length and do a great deal of damage to my mouth. At my quickest, as an 18-year-old, I hit many a club batsman. But the fastest I ever faced was Stephen Jefferies in the nets at Newlands. And he was returning from injury.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-31/top-stories/28073495_1_sleepless-nights-speed-cricket-field

And this list looks much more scientific:


http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283875.html