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‘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 ?wickets in the tied final against New Zealand as England emerged victorious by the narrowest of ?margins on boundary count. He subsequently moved to the United ?States, where his wife ?is from, and has ?since played Major League Cricket for the San Francisco Unicorns.

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Jun 27, 2026 Baseball Cricket Sport

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