There are plenty of professional sportsmen who in their younger years were avid lovers of both football and cricket. Phil and Gary Neville both played cricket to a good standard while Gary Lineker and Joe Hart also had a passion for the sound of leather on willow.
Paul Scholes can also be counted on that list it seems. He enjoyed cricket so much that he even turned out for Middleton after making his Manchester United debut in 1994.
Sir Alex Ferguson quickly put a stop to that and the midfielder didn’t pick up a bat again for another 20 years. READ MORE:Gary Neville agrees with Manchester United fans' concerns over transfer activity Scholes had been part of the Middleton team up until the age of 17, featuring alongside Lancashire hero Kyle Hogg, who retired in 2014.
The United legend returned to the game last year, featuring for Oldham side Uppermill in the Greater Manchester Cricket League.
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