THESE 20 YEARS HAVE FLOWN BY

JEREMY BLACKMORE catches up with Tim Murtagh after bringing the curtain down on his international career

Tim Murtagh may have called time on his international career with Ireland, but the evergreen seamer shows no sign of slowing down. It is 20 years since Murtagh made his first-team debut for Surrey before becoming a fixture in the Middlesex bowling attack.
As a sign of his enduring ability to run through opposition batting line-ups, he claimed his 37th five-for at the Oval this month and then bowled 48 overs in 35-degree heat at Radlett.
“Some days it does feel 20 years,” he t...

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