Yorkshire starlet Duke hopes gloves will stay his for keeps

By Guy Williams

WHEN Yorkshire’s new wicket-keeper, 19-yearold Harry Duke, was chosen to open the batting in the Royal London Cup campaign, naturally he was hoping for much better luck than on his Championship debut against Glamorgan at Cardiff in May.Surprisingly picked to replace Jonny Tattersall, who’d been keeping well but was short of runs, Duke’s first class career began with a golden duck.Happily this blow was overcome quickly because in the next Championship contest - the Roses Match at Old Trafford - Duke revealed the fighting spirit that had persuade...

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