- Joel Garner (West Indies)
Height: 6’8″ (203 cm)
Career: 1977–1987
Joel “Big Bird” Garner was nothing less than a powerful, fast bowler with a notorious reputation for his yorkers and bounce, which scared the hell out of the batsmen. His presence was indispensable in West Indian cricket, and the team was blessed in the 1970s and 1980s with his contributions in both Tests and ODIs. Garner, besides his height, would fire the ball at such speed that batsmen around the world would find it hard to cope with him.
- Cameron Cuffy (West Indies)
Height: 6’8″ (203 cm)
Career: 1994–2002
Cameron Cuffy, the right-arm fast bowler, made his Test debut against India in 1994. Even with the towering height, Cuffy’s international career was rather short. He had the knack of making the ball bounce off the pitch, which was one of the reasons why the West Indies were lucky to have him in their bowling lineup during his stay.
- Bruce Reid (Australia)
Height: 6’8″ (203 cm)
Career: 1985–1992
Bruce Reid, a left-arm fast-medium bowler, represented Australia in Test and ODI formats. While he was constantly plagued by injuries, Reid’s height and his skills enabled him to create enough bounce and swing to get a slot in Australia’s bowling lineup in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- Peter George (Australia)
Height: 6’8″ (203 cm)
Career: 2010 (Test debut)
Teams: Australia, South Australia, Queensland
Peter George is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who was part of the Australian cricket team for a sole Test match against India in 2010. He was a giant standing at 6’8″, and his height made it so easy for him to extract bounce from pitches; still, his international cricket was short-lived. He has been more of a domestic player representing South Australia and Queensland.
- Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan)
Height: 7’1″ (216 cm)
Career: 2010–2019
Mohammad Irfan was an extraordinary Pakistani cricketer who eventually came to be recognised as one of the tallest fast bowlers in international cricket. His extraordinary height gave him the gift of steep bounce, making it quite hard for the batters to master him. Irfan participated in both the Test and ODI formats for Pakistan, thus assisting the bowling unit in the country’s cricketing career.
- Marco Jansen (South Africa)
Height: 6’8″ (203 cm)
Career: 2021–present
Marco Jansen is a cricketer of South African origin, and he is a promising talent from the fast-bowling perspective, thanks to his impressive stature and quickness. At 6’8″, Jansen has been contributing heavily to South Africa’s bowling department ever since 2021, which is the year he made his international debut. His capacity to produce bounce and speed has made him a team player, both in Tests and one-day formats.
- Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand)
Height: 6’8″ (203 cm)
Career: 2020–present
Kyle Jamieson is a New Zealand cricketer who has managed to grab worldwide attention with his mere height and bowling ability. The 6’8″ outfit has been successful in producing bounce and even movement, thus becoming a certain feature in the New Zealand bowling side from the year 2020, when he made his debut.
- Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe)
Height: 6’8″ (203 cm)
Career: 2017–present
Blessing Muzarabani is a fast bowler from Zimbabwe who has a career in cricket primarily based on his height and quickness. In the case of Muzarabani, a guy who is 6’8″, he has been a critical player in the bowling department of Zimbabwe ever since 2017, the year he made his debut. No wonder that his capacity to produce bounce and speed has turned him into a tough bowler for the batters, even in international cricket.
- Billy Stanlake (Australia)
Height: 6’8″ (203 cm)
Career: 2017–present
Billy Stanlake, an Australian cricketer who is recognised for his towering height and speed, made his international debut in 2017 by playing in limited-over formats for Australia. The player’s ability to produce bounce and speed has turned into a great contributor to the Australian side’s bowling department.
- Boyd Rankin (England/Ireland)
Height: 6’8″ (203 cm)
Career: 2007–2020
Boyd Rankin was another cricket player who had the fortune of playing for two different countries, England and Ireland, in international cricket. Rankin’s height of 6’8″ not only gave him a bowling advantage but also made the batsmen uncomfortable as he was a hard bowler to face. Throughout his career, he has been a part of the bowling attacks of both teams.
