Homegrown Coad is living the dream

By Tom Dean

Making progress: Ben Coad in action for Yorkshire last season
PICTURE: Getty Images

YORKSHIRE’S Ben Coad has had a lot to celebrate of late.
After signing a three-year contract in December, he toasted Christmas, the turn of the year and his 25th birthday all in the space of four weeks.
The Ripon-based seamer has amassed 103 wickets in 24 firstclass matches for Yorkshire and has steadily progressed through the ranks to become a leading light at the Emerald Headingley Cricket Ground.
A Yorkshire fan since day dot, Coad needed no extra encouragement to sign a new contract ...

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