Ex-goalkeeper Martyn savours England cricket call

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Ex-goalkeeper Martyn savours England cricket call

The names of those to play both cricket and football for England conjures up the feeling of a very different era: cigarette cards, blazers and the faint whiff of Brylcreem. …

The names of those to play both cricket and football for England conjures up the feeling of a very different era: cigarette cards, blazers and the faint whiff of Brylcreem. Sporting greats of a bygone time such as Denis Compton, CB Fry and Tip Foster are among the 12 men to do it. Arthur Milton was the last man when he played the first of six Tests in 1958 - seven years after he won his solitary England football cap against Austria. …

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