Nothing gets the blood pumping quite like watching fast bowlers steam in and attack the stumps.
The quicks are a key component of every playing XI and the focus of the fifth in our series of profiles on the greatest cricket players in Otago's history.
The series is designed to help readers name their all-time Otago XI. Your selections should be based on the contribution and impact players had for Otago in first-class cricket.
We have selected a panel of experts to name the Best XI, which will be unveiled on December 18.
You can enter at any time between now and December 16 by emailing your Best XI, plus a 12th man, to adrian.seconi@odt.co.nz or by posting it to Best XI Competition, ODT Sports Department, P.O. Box 517, Dunedin 9054.
Every team needs at least a couple of quality strike bowlers and you might select a third or even a fourth change bowler depending on the mix of your final side.
In alphabetical order, here are the leading contenders.
FRANK CAMERON
68 matches, 258 wkts at 20.17
Cameron was a clever and accurate swing bowler with the ability to bend the ball both ways and the patience to wait for the batsman to make a mistake.
He is one of the great fast-medium bowlers to have suited up for the province, taking nine five-wicket bags.
ARTHUR FISHER
40 matches, 176 wkts at 15.71
Fisher had a long career which spanned 20 seasons from 1890-1910.
The left-arm pace bowler was half of a formidable opening combination. The other half was offspinner Alexander Downes.
The pair exploited bowler-friendly pitches to take 463 wickets between them.
Fisher claimed 176 of those at a remarkable average of 15.71.
JOSEPH LAWTON
10 matches, 67 wkts at 9.26
Not much is known about Lawton other than he was incredibly successful during the four seasons he played for Otago during the early 1890s.
A paid professional, the medium-pacer took wickets at a scarcely fathomable rate (6.7 a match) and claimed four five-wicket bags and 10 wickets in a match once.
He also often opened the batting and to average more than 20 at a time when team scores of 200 were rare is quite a feat.
NEIL MALLENDER
78 matches, 268 wkts at 20.27
The Englishman was unlucky to have played only two tests for his country, and Otago was fortunate to have his services for so long.
The consummate professional, Mallender spearheaded the Otago attack from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s and revelled in New Zealand conditions, taking 14 five-wicket bags and 10 wickets in a match on three occasions.
Only Stephen Boock, Alexander Downes and Alex Moir have taken more wickets for the province.
Mallender was also a very useful and hard-hitting lower-order batsman, scoring 1872 runs at 22.82.
SHAYNE O'CONNOR
35 matches, 160 wkts at 20.75
With a yard more pace O'Connor could have been just as successful at international level as he was for Otago.
Batsmen struggled to combat his late swing and earlier in his career he was not afraid to dig the ball in short and attack the body.
O'Connor took 11 five-wicket bags and twice took 10 wickets in a match.
BRADLEY SCOTT
43 matches, 142 wkts at 25.00
A hardworking, intelligent and reliable left-armer, the Green Island stalwart formed a solid partnership with Warren McSkimming and plugged away with a good line and length.
Scott took five five-wicket bags and was a useful lower order batsman, scoring four 50s.
DAVID SEWELL
55 matches, 178 wkts at 29.20
The pride of North Otago, Sewell was a workman-like left-arm swing bowler who could be devastating on his day.
He took seven five-wicket bags and 10 wickets in a match once.
His best of eight for 31 against Central Districts in Invercargill in 1996-97 is the fifth-best Otago bowling performance in an innings.
MURRAY WEBB
20 matches, 105 wkts at 18.54
Webb was perhaps the fastest bowler to have strapped on the boots for Otago and terrorised batsmen all over the country.
He had a long run up and leaped high into the air before unleashing his fury.
He retired young but took nine five-wicket bags and boasted an impressive strike rate of 105 wickets from just 20 matches.
