Filer wants to show women can bowl at 80mphpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time
Henry Moeran
BBC cricket reporter
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England’s Lauren Filer has said she wants to break the 80mph barrier to prove women can bowl with such pace.
Filer bowled three of the fastest 10 recorded overs by a woman in Friday’s win over India, including claiming the wicket of star opener Smriti Mandhana.
“It’s not necessarily a personal milestone for myself, but actually proving women can get to that milestone, and hopefully others can follow as well,” said Filer.
“I don’t want it just to be one or two people – we want loads of women to be able to be bowling at that speed.”
The 80mph feat has never been officially recorded in a women’s international match and Filer says the prospect of inspiring a new generation of fast bowlers acts as motivation.
“I think after Friday, people are probably talking about it more than they were and hopefully if I can hit it [80mph], then it encourages other people to try and aim for that and actually make the game even more exciting than it already is,” Filer, 24, said.