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Back spasms have forced Lasith Malinga, the Mumbai Indians fast bowler, to return to Sri Lanka for treatment, and he could miss up to two weeks of the IPL as a result

Varun Aaron, the India and Delhi Daredevils fast bowler, has almost recovered from the injury that has kept him out since December last year and is expected to be able to bowl in the IPL within a week

Junaid Khan, the Pakistan fast bowler, has said he has recovered from the knee injury that kept him out of the Asia Cup

Junaid Khan, the Pakistan fast bowler, has said he has recovered from the knee injury that kept him out of the Asia Cup

The fast bowler Ron Gaunt, who played three Tests for Australia in the 1950s and 1960s and was later a valuable bowling coach for a young Merv Hughes, has died at the age of 78

Durham have signed Mitchell Johnson, the Australia fast bowler, as their second overseas player for the 2012 Friends Life t20 competition

The fast bowler Brendan Drew and the batsman Nick Kruger are among eight players who will be axed from Tasmania’s contract list for next summer

Junaid Zia, the Lahore Eagles fast bowler, has been reported for a suspect bowling action

SYDNEY, March 30, 2012 (AFP) – - Teenage fast bowler Pat Cummins will return to competitive cricket from a lengthy injury lay-off, joining Australia's under-19 squad for a series in Queensland next week, Cricket Australia said Friday.

Standing less than six feet tall and with a short bustling run-up, Vernon Philander is not the prototypical fast bowler yet his accuracy, late movement away and surprising pace has catapulted him into the record books.