Over the past decade, Jake Ball has become an England international and a serial trophy winner, but his first-team journey began as a teenage tyro in one-day cricket.
Watch the homegrown paceman discuss the importance of those formative appearances above.
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The Royal London Cup Final
The timeless pomp, ceremony and tradition of county cricket's historic 50-over final is soon to take place at Trent Bridge.
Lancashire and Kent will go head-to-head in the showpiece finale of the Royal London Cup at our historic home on Saturday 17 September.