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England's new pace bowling find, Lauren Filer, believes the days of breaking the 80mph barrier in women’s cricket are not far away.
South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail became the first woman to record a delivery of exactly that speed earlier this year but no one has yet gone beyond it.
English cricket has no one faster than the uncapped Filer, according to England coach Jon Lewis, who believes the 22-year-old from Western Storm can offer a point of difference for the Ashes, which start with a Test match at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
‘With the progression of the professional game in this country — training at better venues with quality coaches — there could be someone to hit 80mph,’ he told Mail Sport. ‘More players are now consistently hitting the mid-70s.’
Indeed, although Filer has rarely been subjected to the speed gun in her fledgling career, she was clocked at 75 in a game against Northern Diamonds at Headingley earlier this season, and is edging out new international colleagues Issy Wong and Lauren Bell in the speed stakes after Matt Mason and Jack Brooks, bowling coaches with England and Storm
