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Zak Chappell on returning to county cricket from the nightmare of auto immune disease

Zak Chappell is relishing his return to county cricket after an autoimmune disease sidelined the Derbyshire seamer.
Zak Chappell is back bowling for Derbyshire after overcoming a serious autoimmune illness.

By Dan Whiting

“I couldn’t actually walk for two weeks, and no one knew what it was,” says Derbyshire seamer Zak Chappell as he reflects on the effects of an auto immune disease which has kept him out for the bulk of this season.
Speaking exclusively to The Cricket Paper as his comeback continued in the picturesque surroundings of Queen’s Park, Chesterfield, Chappell says he had no idea what was causing him such agony earlier this year, the crippling pain meaning he could not walk for a fortnight.
“I just couldn’t put my foot down; it was like a pig’s trotter.
“We had no idea what it was, ...

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