By Richard Edwards

In the runs: Faf du Plessis hits out for South Africa at Trent Bridge and, inset, for Ramsbottom
PICTURES: Getty Images & Ramsbottom CC

FAF du Plessis made an immediate impact on his return to England following the birth of his child – but that’s nothing new for a man who walked in the footsteps of former Aussie captain, Michael Clarke, on route to the top.
South Africa’s captain spent half a season with Ramsbottom in the Lancashire League in 2010, eight years after Clarke had played for the club.
It was Du Plessis’s third spell in Englan...