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James Thompson the fastest

See below for FULL LIST OF QUALIFIERS

THE Kent second-teamer James Thompson, 22, has won the annual fast-bowling contest at Lord's, the climax of 20 roadshows organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

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The Hartley Country Club all-rounder from Hextable, near Dartford, won the NatWest Speed Stars with 84.6mph, much faster than his roadshow qualifying speed of 73mph. Adil Butt, from Manchester, produced 77mph, the fastest before Lord's.

The NatWest Speed Stars competition, now in its seventh year, is a nationwide search to find the quickest bowlers. All 38 finalists qualified at one of the interactive cricket roadshow sponsored by NatWest. The Roadshow visited town centres, cricket clubs and NatWest Series matches throughout April to September, attracting more than 4,500 entrants. The winners each received a commemorative medal plus a bat signed by the England team from international stars Michael Vaughan, Stuart Broad and Beth Morgan.

CHARLIE SAYS: I wonder if we will ever hear of the qualifiers again.

National winners at Lord's

James Thompson   Male adult           84.6mph

Tom Dolby           Male under-18      80.2

Muhammed Raza   Male under-15      74.0

Junaid Nadir         Male under-12      65.5

Sophie Southgate Female adult        51.9

Alice Arnold         Female under-18   55.8

Grace Gibbs         Female under-15   59.3  

Cordelia Griffith    Female under-12   57.5

Roadshow qualifiers

Male adult

Adil Butt, 77mph,            Manchester

James Thompson, 73,      Hextable, Nr Dartford

Qasim Akbar, 72,            Bradford

Shaukat Syed, 72,          Birmingham, U18 winner

Tim Dalton, 72,              Woking

Roland Sinclair, 70,         Nottingham

Male Under-18

Abid Awan, 70,              Bradford

Charles Morris, 70,         Lympstone, nr Exeter

Khalil Ahamd, 68,           Birmingham

Mobine Ali, 68,              Birmingham

Tom Forsdike, 66,          Chiswick, London

Harpel Ryatt, 66,           Bradford

Tom Dolby, 65,              Nottingham

Arsalan Rahim, 65,          Newcastle

Male Under-15

Josh Bateman, 63,         Wellingborough, Northants

Joe Spencer, 61,           Walton on Thames

Dom Harvey, 60,            Nottingham

Muhammed Raza, 60,      Croydon

Matthew Regan, 60,       Knutsford, Manchester

Male Under-12

Junaid Nadir, 60,            Blackheath, London

Robert Burgh, 59,           Brighton

Joel Barber, 58,              Bristol

Harry Woodmansee, 57,   Tunbridge Wells

Female adult

Sophie Southgate, 45,    Harwich, Essex, Finalist

Elaine Foxley, 43,          Litchfield

Sally Thomlinson, 43,     London

Samir Nadir, 42,            Blackheath, London

Snowvia Nadir, 42,        Blackheath, London

Female Under-18

Sarah Damen Wiliems, 54, Lincoln (Under-15 winner)

Thea Franklin, 46,        Greenwich, London

Alice Arnold, 44,          Bristol

Female Under-15

Grace Gibbs, 55,          Lewisham, London

Amy Carnwell, 51,        Stoke finalist

Katherine Long, 50,      London

Bethany Marsh, 49,      London

Female Under-12

Cordelia Griffith, 49,     Chigwell, Essex

Phoebe Franklin, 45,     Greenwich, London

Grace Franklin, 41,       Greenwich, London

Hannah Verlander, 40,   Benfleet, Essex

Posted by Charlie
17/09/2008 10:13:58
You might hear from them again if they get proper coaching and fast bowling support!

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Posted by Ian Pont
23/09/2008 12:13:07
hi i took part in the lords competition and was wondering if you have the pictures from that day. if yes could you email them to me. thanks alot .
Posted by shak syed
23/11/2008 13:50:59
hi im junaid nadir won u12 two years back. last year i won u15 bowling at around 75 and im only 13 n now turning 14 hitting 80 hopefully :)
Posted by junaid nadir
30/03/2010 02:03:35
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