Nottinghamshire’s Lyndon James could hardly have asked for a better start to life as a first-class cricketer – claiming the scalp of India Test star Murali Vijay on the way to a debut threewicket haul.
The story of that spectacular bow against Essex last September will undoubtedly be passed down to the grandchildren. But for the Worksop-born all-rounder, it’s just the first chapter in a book that started ten years ago in the nets at Trent Bridge.
Growing up in the same Oakham School boarding house as Stuart Broad, the 20-year-old admitted to being blown ...