Editing Fast bowling (section)

== Terminology ==
Pace bowlers may be classified based on quantitative or qualitative attributes.

A widespread method of classification is based on average ball release speed. However, there is no universally accepted set of definitions and the categorisation of bowlers according to speed may take into account competition level<ref name="ferdinands-etal">{{cite journal |last1=Ferdinands |first1=Rene |last2=Marshall |first2=Robert N. |last3=Kersting |first3=Uwe |date=2010 |title=Centre of mass kinematics of fast bowling in cricket |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2010.523844 |journal=Sports Biomechanics |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=139–152 |doi=10.1080/14763141.2010.523844 |pmid=21162360 |s2cid=205827474 |access-date=26 January 2021|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and gender.<ref name="felton-etal">On average, female fast bowlers produce slower ball release speeds than male fast bowlers: {{cite journal |last1=Felton |first1=P. J. |last2=Lister |first2=S. L. |last3=Worthington |first3=P. J. |last4=King |first4=M. A. |date=2019 |title=Comparison of biomechanical characteristics between male and female elite fast bowlers |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2018.1522700 |journal=Journal of Sports Sciences |volume=37 |issue=6 |pages=665–670 |doi=10.1080/02640414.2018.1522700 |pmid=30244646 |s2cid=52344823 |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> Terms used in different classifications include "slow medium", "medium", "fast medium", "fast" and "express".<ref name="justham-etal">{{cite journal |last1=Justham |first1=L |last2=West |first2=A |last3=Cork |first3=A |date=2008 |title=Quantification and characterization of cricket bowling technique for the development of the parameters required for a novel training system for cricket |url=https://doi.org/10.1243/17543371JSET25 |journal=Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology |volume=222 |issue=2 |pages=61–76 |doi=10.1243/17543371JSET25 |s2cid=110189438 |access-date=26 January 2021|url-access=subscription }}</ref> [[ESPNcricinfo]], a popular cricket news website, uses both "medium fast"<ref name="cricinfo-mf">See, for example, {{cite web |title=Jason Holder |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/391485.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> and "fast medium"<ref name="cricinfo-fm">See, for example, {{cite web |title=Steven Finn |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/210283.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> in addition to "medium"<ref name="cricinfo-m">See, for example, {{cite web |title=Steve Waugh |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8192.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> and "fast".<ref name="cricinfo-f">See, for example, {{cite web |title=Shoaib Akhtar |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42655.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>

Bowlers may be categorised according to their use of [[swing bowling]] or [[seam bowling]] techniques, although the term "seamer" is also commonly used to refer to pace bowlers in general.<ref name="seamer-atherton">{{cite news |last=Atherton |first=Michael |title=James Anderson 'the complete bowler', says Michael Atherton, after bowling masterclass for England |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12173/12195140/james-anderson-the-complete-bowler-says-michael-atherton-after-bowling-masterclass-for-england |work=Sky Sports |date=25 January 2021 |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="seamer-wisden">{{cite news |last=Stern |first=John |title=Fast work |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wcm/content/story/140656.html |work=Wisden Cricket Monthly |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=May 2004 |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>