Northeast hits the heights

By Richard Edwards

“I guess there were times earlier in my career when I threw my wicket away and didn’t kick-on after making a start, I think that’s something I’m getting better at now,” says Sam Northeast.
In the opening weeks of Glamorgan’s Division Two campaign, that must already rank as the undisputed understatement of the season.
If you’re going to get Northeast out, you need to get him early because when the Glamorgan skipper goes big, he goes seriously big.
At Lord’s last week, the 34-year-old broke the record for the highest first-class score at the Home of Cricket, surpassing Gra...

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