Sprinter Blake wants to play cricket for Yorkshire

Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has set his sights on playing cricket for Yorkshire after hanging up his spikes.

Sprinter Blake wants to play cricket for Yorkshire
Fri, 16 May, 2014 - 12:43

Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has set his sights on playing cricket for Yorkshire after hanging up his spikes.

The 24-year-old Olympic silver medallist over 100 and 200 metres has tentatively pencilled in another five years of athletics before looking to switch sports.

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