Mark Wood Bowls Fastest Over in England Against West Indies
Nottingham [UK], July 19: Mark Wood, a fast bowler for England, made history by delivering the fastest over bowled by an English bowler at home since 2006. During the second Test against West Indies, Wood’s first over on day two included speeds of 93.9 mph, 96.1 mph, 95.2 mph, 92.2 mph, 96.5 mph, and 95.2 mph, averaging 94.7 mph.
In his second over, Wood maintained speeds above 94 mph, with the fastest ball at 95.7 mph. His third over saw speeds of 95 mph, 93 mph, 95 mph, 96 mph, 97 mph, and 94 mph, averaging 95 mph and breaking his own record.
After three overs, Wood’s figures were three overs, one maiden, five runs, and zero wickets. A notable moment was a 97 mph bouncer to Mikyle Louis, which he successfully avoided.
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first. England’s batting was led by Ollie Pope’s century (121 runs), with contributions from Ben Duckett (71 runs) and Ben Stokes (69 runs). England scored 416 runs in 88.3 overs. Alzarri Joseph was the standout bowler for West Indies with three wickets.
West Indies, in their first innings, are chasing a large total and have lost three wickets so far. Their playing XI includes Kraigg Brathwaite, Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva, Alzarri Joseph, Kevin Sinclair, Shamar Joseph, and Jayden Seales. England’s playing XI includes Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, and Shoaib Bashir.
Doubts Revealed
Mark Wood -: Mark Wood is a cricketer from England who is known for bowling very fast.
Fastest over -: An ‘over’ in cricket is a set of six balls bowled by a bowler. The ‘fastest over’ means the bowler bowled these six balls at very high speeds.
mph -: mph stands for miles per hour, a way to measure speed. 94.7 mph means the ball was traveling at 94.7 miles in one hour.
Ollie Pope -: Ollie Pope is another cricketer from England who scored a lot of runs in this match.
Century -: In cricket, a century means a player has scored 100 or more runs in one game.
Kraigg Brathwaite -: Kraigg Brathwaite is a cricketer from the West Indies team.
Ben Stokes -: Ben Stokes is a famous cricketer from England known for his all-round performance, meaning he is good at both batting and bowling.