Annie Chave

Annie Chave: The glory of England’s uncelebrated medium-pacers

Annie Chave argues England’s obsession with raw pace has overlooked the skilful medium-fast seamers thriving in county cricket, with George Hill among those demanding greater attention.

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I heard a whisper that the new England coach was at Headingley for the penultimate round of the County Championship.
Perhaps this heralds the start of a greater collaboration between the England set-up and county cricket.
Stephen Fleming was there, perhaps, to run the rule over George Hill amongst others as he and his fellow Yorkshire team outplayed Somerset with a magnificent display of bowling that utilised the autumnal pitch to perfection.
With 45 wickets at an average of 18.57 from 13 matches this season, alongside 51 wickets from last summer at 16.72, Hill has shown that he’s a skilfu...

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