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April 25, 2022 County cricket

Josh Bohannon, Matt Parkinson and the mayfly that is Lancashire’s best team in years

Last week might have been the first time since the 1990s when we didn’t think Lancashire could have improved their XI by including Glen Chapple. Chapple is getting on a bit these days, but he was getting on a bit for quite a large proportion of his magnificent playing career

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