Umeed at peace in second stint

By Sam Dalling

Andy Umeed laughs warmly. Then, in his smooth, Scottish accent, says, “I mean, you say ‘shake the tag’ as if I’ve shaken it!”
The unavoidable topic has been broached. He is on Somerset’s staff now, most recently making a pair of 30-somethings in a low scoring red-ball win against Essex. And in March, he made his ODI debut for Scotland, coming off the back of 613 runs in just eight innings during last summer’s domestic 50-over competition.
Surely, then, Umeed is free from the reputational shackles acquired during a 392-ball, 494-minute, 113-run vigil for Warwickshire against La...

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