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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 12: England bowler Olly Stone celebrates after taking the wicket of Daryl Mitchell during day three of the second LV= Insurance Test Match between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston on June 12, 2021 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

OLLY Stone faces a busy summer of international cricket with England, but the Warwickshire fast bowler has not forgotten the considerable part that Norfolk played in his development.
Stone first played cricket for Vauxhall Mallards – his local club near Norwich – leading him into the Norfolk junior ranks.
It was Steve Goldsmith, the former Derbyshire all-rounder, who first identified Stone’s potential and recommended him to Northamptonshire, with whom Norfolk have close links.
Now at Warwickshire, the fast bowler has continued to make himself available for Norfolk selection whenever his coun...

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