Top 6 bowlers with the longest run-up

5) David Lawrence

David Lawrence’s career was cut short by injury

One of the not so well remembered fast bowlers, David Lawrence was a repository of talent whose promising career was cut short by injury. An English bowler of Jamaican origin, Lawrence was tall, sturdy and powerfully built.

He attracted a lot of attention at the tender age of 17 when he opened the bowling for Gloucestershire along with Courtney Walsh. It was not until 1991 however that he broke into the Test team against the West Indies in the fifth Test at the Oval.

Though erratic and wayward at times, Lawrence with a very long run-up and brisk pace troubled the batsmen picking up five wickets. He soon established himself as the main English strike bowler until a horrific knee injury brought an end to his career.