Steve Harmison
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"Stephen James Harmison", Order of the British Empire/MBE, Deputy Lieutenant/DL is an English football manager and retired cricketer. Currently manager of Ashington A.F.C./Ashington in the Northern Football League. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in cricket, appearing in 63 Test cricket/Tests, 58 One Day International/ODIs, and 2 Twenty20/T20s. He also played county cricket for Durham County Cricket Club/Durham and Yorkshire County Cricket Club/Yorkshire.

He made his Test and ODI debut for England in 2002, and achieved modest success in these early stages of his career, showing promise as a capable strike bowler for England. This was borne out during the English cricket team in West Indies in 2003–04/tour of the West Indies in 2003–04, where he produced some of his finest bowling and went on to become the highest wicker-taker in the series. He followed it up by playing a vital role in England's victory in the 2005 Ashes/2005 Ashes series, and was selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2005. At the time, he was regarded as one of the world's best fast bowlers.

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I can't quite believe it. I thought I tried to bowl too fast in the first innings and I relaxed today and just put it in the right place. It was one of those days.

I wasn't fearing anything.

It has been a little bit hectic with one thing or another, so I'm looking forward to playing again.

Paul Gascoigne is a North East legend who deserves everything he gets from a function like this.

I knew it was going to be big but I didn't think it would be this big.

Well, I have a go because he's got a couple of teeth missing. We've been mates for the best part of nine years.

If we can win, people are saying it'll be like '66 and I hope that's the case.

Ben is doing well too.

We were watching the game together this afternoon.