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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.

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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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