Who was the fastest bowler ever?
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Shoaib Akhtar (100.23mph)/(161.3 km/h)<<--It was against England on February 22,2003 in a World Cup Match at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Arthur Coningham, was the first bowler to take a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket.\n\n(1st) Arthur Coningham - "Left-arm fast-medium" From Australia \nIf u dont conseder Fast medium as a proper fast bowler then the next one is bradley of england \n(2nd) Bradley - "Right-arm fast"\n\nCheck the below cricinfo link\nhttp://eap.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/WICKET_WITH_1ST_BALL_IN_CAREER.html\n\nMore Info\n\nKulkurni was the first indian to do so.\n\nI found some answers as Intikhab Alam he was not the first he is the 10th.
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Jeff Thomson.\n\nJeff Thomson's all time fastest ball bowled in cricket history, 161.5 kph against the West Indies in 1975 in Australia.\n\nShoaib Akhtar became the first bowler after Thomson to break the 100 miles per hour barrier bowling against New Zealand, but he made it clear he was not specifically looking to break Thomson's record.
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One day :\n1. Inzamam-ul-Haq  (Pakistan) 82 \n2. Sachin Tendulkar  (India) 71 \n\nTest:\nAllan Border  (Australia) 63 \nSteve Waugh  (Australia) 50
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Jack Hobbs has scored most number of first class centuries. He has scored in all an astonishing 199 centuries in total 834 matches played.\n\nSachin Tendulkas has scored the most Test (international matches) centuries.
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Justin Gatlin & Asfa Powell - Probably the fastest,\n\nManuel Uribe - Probably the slowest, at 1,212 pounds....
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This is my List!\n1)No doubt, the first place go to Sir Don Bradman. Because Bradman is Bradman\n1)Sachin Tendulkar:- He scores the runs so easily with his elegant technique.\n2)Shane Warne:- words like slider, zooter, back-spinner and toppie never existed - I think it came into the list after Shane Warne. Or just ask Mike Gatting,how Shane Warne bowled England captain Mike Gatting in the first Ashes Test 1993. That's it\n3)Brian Lara:- He is a run machine with all type of shots. Just look at his brilliant knock of 400* proves his class.\n\nRicky Ponting should be in the list, but he is not considered as a gentleman in the Cricket! Cricket is considered as Gentleman's Game (in the field). So he doesn't desrve it.
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In 1984, Shastri became only the second cricketer to ever hit six sixes off one over (bowler name Tilak Raj), playing for Bombay against Baroda, in Bombay. In the same innings he went on to make the fastest double-hundred in first class cricket, off 123 balls in 113 minutes.\nSource:http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Ravi_Shastri
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Fastest 50 has been scored by Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka in just 17 balls, it was on 07/04/1996 at Singapore against Pakistan.
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The initial exponents of reverse swing mostly been Pakistani fast bowlers: Sarfraz Nawaz and Imran Khan are often credited as the first bowlers to produce reverse swing, and they have been followed by bowlers such as Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis,Irfan Pathan,Aaqib Javed, Shoaib Akhtar,Darren Gough, Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones. In the early days of reverse swing, the Pakistani bowlers were suspected of using unfair means to achieve it, but today they are considered to have been simply ahead of their time.
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shane warne of australia.\nleg break bowler.
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100.2 mph or 161.32 kmph, bowled by Shoaib Akhtar against England. Second is Brett Lee (99mph)
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ALL SPIN BOWLERS ARE SLOW BOWLERS
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Garry Sobers was the finest all-rounder to have played cricket for West Indies, arguably the finest of all players. He did things most only dreamt of and his natural ability made it look so easy.\n\nAs a batsman, he established a record for Test (international) matches by scoring 365 runs, not out, in a single innings (West Indies versus Pakistan, 1957–58 season), a record that stood until 1994. He was an exceptional bowler who could bowl in every conceivable style, from medium pace to left arm spin. He was also a brilliant fielder at any position but particluarly adept in close-to-the-wicket fielding.
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I think that would go to Dhruv Pandove. Clearly, the unluckiest due to the circumstances he never got to play internation cricket.\n\nDhruv was spoken of in the same breath as Sachin Tendulkar as a child prodigy. Tales about his batting abilities are folklore. There were many who though he would have been at least as good - if not better than Sachin. \n\nHe played his first first class match at the age of 13 and scored 94 on debut. Next year, at the age of 14, he scored first first class hundred - breaking Sachin's record for being the youngest Indian to make a first-class century.\n\nBut then why didn't he go on to play for India?\n\nIt was on January 31, 1992, that  17 year old Dhruv Pandove met with a fatal road accident while going home to Patiala near the Kingfisher tourist complex in Ambala. The young Dhruv was returning home after playing for North Zone against South Zone in a Deodhar Trophy match at Sambalpur in Orissa. \n\nUnlucky.\n\nThe Patiala stadium is names after him.
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Shahid Afridi\nn Sir Vivian Richards
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Judging purely on their bowling skills, Pathan is definitely the best. One may question his ability to throw fast balls, but the fact of the matter is that he is the one who is the most successful. Give him the new ball, and one is guaranteed that he will break the opening partnership of the opponent team. It is purely this skill of his that makes him the best (for me atleast).