Shoaib Bashir: How the National Counties system turned a stuttering career into England recognition

JAMES COYNE: The Somerset spinner never did play for the Berkshire first-team during his solitary season there, but the National County are still proud of the role they played when he fell out of a first-class academy

James Coyne | 14/12/2023 at 15:16

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Posted by Tony Bennett on 21/12/2023 at 14:35

Nathan Lyon had played four first-class matches and taken 12 wickets when picked for the Australia test tour of Sri Lanka in 2011. He didn't turn out too badly.

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