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South African players continue to strengthen England’s cricket county game

It’s not often that an uncapped South African cricketer makes headlines around the cricket-playing world, but 27-year-old all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel managed it in early April.

South African writer Neil Manthorp on how Beyers Swanepoel has captured the disdain

It's not often that an uncapped South African cricketer makes headlines around the cricket-playing world, but 27-year-old all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel managed it in early April.
If not headlines, then certainly in every publication and website with a “…in other news” or “…and finally” section.
But first, a little background.
The County Championship may have been officially formed in ‘only’ 1890, but dozens of historians have produced over a hundred books and essays detailing inter-county cricket matches s...

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