A former middle-order batsman whose innings were noted for aggression and brevity more than Dravidian limpet-like resistance, cut him and he bleeds Middlesex (and Watford - doctors are baffled).
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Evergreen Tim Murtagh hopes to pass nine hundred First Class wickets in Division Two and a thousand in Division One
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Chris Woakes looks like he’s never been away as India suffer more torment
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Afghan refugees seek the basics: shelter, soap – and cricket equipment
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