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Local uprising

Posted on 07/31/2006 in Durham

England's Paul Collingwood, Steve Harmison and Liam Plunkett are testimony to the quality of Durhamā..s local talent. And Collingwood, Durhamā..s first homegrown player to appear for England, is convinced more will follow. ā..Some of them could be in the same position as us in the next five or six years,ā. he enthused after a rigorous work-out against academy bowlers before Englandā..s one-dayer at the Riverside.
It is a far cry from Durhamā..s pioneer days in 1992 when seven
established pros rode north. One of them, Paul Parker, now teaches
classics at Tonbridge School. ā..It was a fantastic adventure,ā. he
recalls. ā..At the end of the previous season Iā..d been asked to step
down as captain of Sussex and in a way Iā..m grateful I left because
it gave me the opportunity to join Durham. Old age and creaking
joints eventually caught up with us and with hindsight it was
probably doomed to failure. But thatā..s not how we saw it; we went
up there to give it a real go.ā.
Andrew Collomosse, The Wisden Cricketer

 
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