For other people named Jeffrey Thomson, see Jeffrey Thomson (disambiguation).
Jeff Thomson
Dennis Lillee (left) with Thomson
Personal information
Full name
Jeffery Robert Thomson
Born
(1950-08-16) 16 August 1950 (age 73) Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname
Thommo, Two-Up
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right arm fast
Role
Bowler
International information
National side
Australia (1972–1985)
Test debut (cap 262)
29 December 1972 v Pakistan
Last Test
20 August 1985 v England
ODI debut (cap 28)
1 January 1975 v England
Last ODI
3 June 1985 v England
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1972/73–1973/74
New South Wales
1974/75–1985/86
Queensland
1981
Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
51
50
187
88
Runs scored
679
181
2,065
280
Batting average
12.81
7.54
13.58
7.17
100s/50s
0/0
0/0
0/1
0/0
Top score
49
21
61
21
Balls bowled
10,535
2,696
33,318
4,529
Wickets
200
55
675
107
Bowling average
28.00
35.30
26.46
29.00
5 wickets in innings
8
0
28
1
10 wickets in match
0
0
3
0
Best bowling
6/46
4/67
7/27
7/22
Catches/stumpings
20/–
9/–
61/–
19/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up
1975 England
Source: Cricinfo, 4 November 2008
Jeffrey Robert Thomson (born 16 August 1950) is a former Australian cricketer. Known as "Thommo", he is one of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket; he bowled a delivery with a speed of 160.6 km/h against the West Indies in Perth in 1975, which was the fastest recorded delivery at the time, and the fourth-fastest recorded delivery of all time.[1] He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
He was the opening partner of fellow fast bowler Dennis Lillee; their combination was one of the most fearsome in Test cricket history. Commenting on their bowling during the 1974–75 season, Wisden wrote: "... it was easy to believe they were the fastest pair ever to have coincided in a cricket team".[2]
Another news reporter reported: "Dump a cricket ball in kerosene, light it on fire and launch it out of a cannon and then you'll get something like Jeff Thomson."
He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2016.[3][4]
^Edward, Carl Jr. (9 August 2022). "Top 10 Fastest Bowlers In The History of Cricket". SportsBrowser. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^"Wisden, 1976 edition: MCC in Australia and New Zealand 1974–75". Content-aus.cricinfo.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
^"Australian Cricket Awards | Cricket Australia". Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^"Jeff Thomson, Wally Grout make cricket's Hall of Fame". ABC News. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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bowler of his generation". Lillee formed a new ball partnership with JeffThomson which is recognised as one of the greatest bowling pairs of all time...
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the English media was trying to unsettle Australia's plans due to the JeffThomson no-ball problem with Chappell saying: "I've seen this sort of thing before...
Milton Pydanna was on standby as wicket-keeper in case of any injury to Jeff Dujon. "Ashes stars face World Cup axe". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no...
Wettimuny and Duleep Mendis got retired hurt off Dennis Lillee's and JeffThomson's deliveries, and were playing well. In fact, Sri Lanka could have won...
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board, was recalled at the age of 41 to captain Australia against India. JeffThomson was named deputy in a team that included seven debutants. Australia managed...
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Queensland captaincy. Emerging pace bowler JeffThomson followed the next year. The addition of Chappell and Thomson to a side containing players such as Sam...
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Punchbowl Boys' High School in New South Wales, where he was a classmate of JeffThomson. The two of them would form a close friendship, playing cricket together...
bowler, his round-arm action is "not unlike" that of former fast bowler JeffThomson but similar to the bowling action of Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka. He...
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South Wales fast bowler JeffThomson. Learning of the bowler's dissatisfaction with his home state, Chappell persuaded Thomson to move to Queensland for...
against the West Indies in a batting collapse. He was hit in the head by JeffThomson in a match versus Australia, and when able to speak again, told the Australians...
deliveries in cricket history, Shoaib Akhtar, Shaun Tait, Brett Lee, JeffThomson". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. "Swinging...
taking heavy toll off Bob Holland's bowling, while JeffThomson took five wickets. This saw Thomson preferred over Holland in Australia's team for the...
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