Mark Wood Becomes 1st England Bowler To...

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England pacer Mark Wood broke a special record during the second Test against West Indies.

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On Day 2, Wood bowled the 1st over of the day, which turned out to be fastest over by an English bowler at home.

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He started his over at 93.9 mph, then went on to bowl at 96.1 mph, 95.2 mph, 92.2 mph, 96.5 mph and 95.2 mph for the rest of his over.

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In his second over, Wood continued with his fierceness, not bowling a ball slower than 94 mph, with the fastest ball being at 95.7 mph.

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Later in the 3rd over, Wood bowled at was 95 mph, 93 mph, 95 mph, 96 mph, 97 mph and 94 mph.

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This was the fastest over bowled by an England bowler at home since the data for the same started being recorded back in 2006.

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Earlier in 2022, Wood recorded a speed of 156.6 kmph against Pakistan in Multan Test.

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