Perth: Australian paceman Mitchell Starc bowled what is believed to be the fastest delivery in Test cricket history yesterday on the third day of the Perth Test against NZ at the WACA ground.


Mitchell Starc of Australia bowls during Day Two of the second Test against New Zealand at the WACA on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images

Starc joined an exclusive club with a sizzling delivery, with the fourth ball of his 21st over clocked at 160.4 km per hour (99.7 mph). Only four other fast bowlers have officially been recorded to have bowled at more than 160 km per hour, but none of those deliveries were in Test cricket.