There were many competitions for throwing a cricket ball the furthest distance, particularly in the earlier years of the game.
Wisden describes how the record was set around 1882, by one Robert Percival at Durham Sands Racecourse, at 140 yards and two feet.
Former Essex allrounder Ian Pont, who had tryouts with baseball teams in America, threw 138 yards in Cape Town in 1981.
There are unconfirmed reports that Janis Lusis, the Russian javelin thrower who won the Olympic gold medal in 1968, once threw a ball 150 yards.
Wisden describes how the record was set around 1882, by one Robert Percival at Durham Sands Racecourse, at 140 yards and two feet.
Former Essex allrounder Ian Pont, who had tryouts with baseball teams in America, threw 138 yards in Cape Town in 1981.
There are unconfirmed reports that Janis Lusis, the Russian javelin thrower who won the Olympic gold medal in 1968, once threw a ball 150 yards.
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