Josh Blake: From full-time community coach to Surrey's first-team wicketkeeper

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: There are few more deserving county pros out there than Blake, 23, who has taken the long route to a professional deal, via Chance to Shine and the Surrey Cricket Foundation, getting his reward after giving the game plenty

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