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Thommo Speaks Out Author: Ashley Mallett

ISBN: 9781741754353 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 328 Published: 1 August 2009 Country of Publication: AU Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.3 x 2.2 Description: Jeff Thomson, the fastest fast-bowler of all time, talks about his life before, during and after his illustrious test cricket career playing for Australia.

'I just run in and go whang.'

This is how Jeff Thomson, the fastest bowler of all times, explains his technique. Thommo was feared by batsmen all around the world. Sri Lankan Sunil Wettimuny recalls facing one of Thommo's balls: 'Never before or since that day did I know fear on the cricket field.'

Mike Brearley, the Middlesex captain who led England during the World Series Cricket incursion, said of Thommo: 'Broken marriages, conflicts of loyalty, the problems of everyday life fall away as one faces up to Thomson.'

Greg Chappell, Thommo's former captain, put it this way, 'I don't care if Thommo hasn't a clue where they are going, he'll frighten these blokes out. They'll be so desperate to get to the other end they'll run themselves out.'

This is Jeff Thomson's story, from the cricket fields of his Sydney schoolboy days to the international matches and beyond, as told to Ashley Mallet by Thommo, his former team ma...

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