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Jeremy Blackmore: Northamptonshire’s James Sales aiming to rumble like Jumble

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By Jeremy Blackmore

For most of his burgeoning career, Northamptonshire all-rounder James Sales has drawn comparisons with his famous cricketing father, David “Jumble” Sales, who broke batting records for the county in the ‘90s and 2000s.
Now though, James, 22, is attracting attention in his own right, someone The Cricket Paper named as a player to watch this season. His new head coach, Darren Lehmann, has gone so far as to liken him to Kiwi batting legend Kane Williamson and has backed him to play for England before too long.
A maiden Championship century early last season was followed by ...

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