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The former England keeper has the chance to represent his country once again after flourishing as a senior cricketer
?I once hit a six in very murky conditions to win a game which got us promoted.? Nigel Martyn is lost in a reverie. The former England, Leeds, Everton and Crystal Palace player was English football?s first ?1m goalkeeper, chalked up 846 club appearances in a career that spanned three decades, went to two World Cups and played in an FA Cup final. But it is a smear over long-on in the Yorkshire gloaming that has him misty-eyed.
?Wow. I remember that feeling was ? yeah. That was as good as any feeling that I had on a football field.?
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?I once hit a six in very murky conditions to win a game which got us promoted.? Nigel Martyn is lost in a reverie. The former England, Leeds, Everton and Crystal Palace player was English football?s first ?1m goalkeeper, chalked up 846 club appearances in a career that spanned three decades, went to two World Cups and played in an FA Cup final. But it is a smear over long-on in the Yorkshire gloaming that has him misty-eyed.
?Wow. I remember that feeling was ? yeah. That was as good as any feeling that I had on a football field.?
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