27-06-2026 12:52 via theguardian.com

‘Strikeout’: Cricket World Cup winner Plunkett makes instant impact in baseball

Veteran of 2019 champions in first game for Oakland side‘The hitter ​didn’t know what ‌was coming’The former England cricketer Liam Plunkett swapped his cricket colours for a ⁠baseball glove, playing his first game for the independent American club Oakland Ballers – and ⁠even claiming a ⁠strikeout.The 41-year-old was part of England’s 2019 World Cup-winning side — his final international appearance — taking three ⁠wicke
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