ENGLAND'S Ashes hero Steve Harmison was clocked by police travelling at the speed he can bowl a cricket ball - 97mph.
The world's top ranked test bowler was caught by a police traffic car as he was heading north at Boroughbridge, on the A1(M), in North Yorkshire, in his black BMW X5.
The Durham and England star was stopped by police shortly after 10pm on August 15.
Yesterday, he pleaded guilty to speeding in a letter to Harrogate magistrates.
He offered no mitigation.
The 26-year-old is in Sydney, Australia, where he is playing for the ICC World IX against Australia.
The England hero said he had been heading home to Ashington, Northumberland after Australia had clung on to draw the third Test at Old Trafford.
The bowler, who regularly registers speeds of more than 90mph on cricket's bowling speed gun, was fined £100.
He was also ordered to pay £45 costs and had three penalty points put on his licence.
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