Miles per hour be used to express the speed of delivery of a ball in sporting events such as cricket, tennis and baseball. Miles per hour Miles per hour (abbreviated mph, MPH or mi/h) is an imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of statute miles covered in one hour. It is used in the United States, United Kingdom and many Commonwealth nations, particularly in the Caribbean region. Speed limits and road traffic speeds are given in miles per hour in the following jurisdictions (elsewhere kilometers per hour are used): Road traffic speeds in other countries are indicated in
Stanley Miles a cycle shop in Victoria Street and customised both road and track frames. Throughout 1935 Miles competed in 15 events, winning four and finishing third seven times. His victory tally included: the "Anerley '12' hour" with a record distance of 239¼ miles; the "Brighton Mitre '50' mile" in 2 hours, 7 minutes 3 seconds; the "Highgate '100' mile" in 4 hours 34 minutes 25 seconds; and the "Ealing '50' miles" in 2 hours 7 minutes 3 seconds. These achievements meant that he won the title of Best All-rounder with an average speed of 21.809 mph, the second fastest ever achieved