10 best players of all time from Queensland

#5 Jeff Thomson

Thomson terrorised batsmen all over the world with his raw pace

Whenever anyone discusses anything about fast bowlers who could put mortal fear in the minds of batsmen, then Australian pacer Jeff Thomson's name figures pretty high up in such a list. He terrorised batsmen with his pace throughout the 1970s. Owing to the famously quick Brisbane pitch, he found the perfect conditions to thrive at Queensland.

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Although Thomson was born in New South Wales and played there for two years, he moved to Queensland in 1974 and represented the state in first-class cricket for around 12 years. He is Queensland's 4th highest wicket-taker in history with a tally of 349 wickets and remains one of the greatest cricketers to have represented the state.