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Newcastle's Sean Longstaff went viral for his fast-bowling at Tynemouth Cricket Club, taking a wicket LBW and helping TCC win. Fans joked about an England call-up.
Newcastle United FC mid-fielder Sean Longstaff has gone viral on social media — not for his footballing skills but fast-bowling. Playing for Tynemouth Cricket Club (TCC), he was recorded bowling right-arm medium-pace for their first 11 against Felling CC – 1st XI in the Premier Division on Saturday, July 5.
Donning the whites, he got a batter out LBW in front. It was plumb and the umpire took no time to raise his finger, kicking off the celebrations in the bowling camp. TCC went on to win the match comfortably. They had scored 210 in the first innings and Felling CC were bowled out for just 71.
Watch a couple of videos of his wickets here:
Sean Longstaff among the wickets for @TynemouthCC against @FellingCC. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/gAHTy0SzQL — Matty Hewitt (@MattyJHewitt) July 5, 2025
Unreal!Newcastle player Sean Longstaff taking a wicket today for Tynemouth CC ☝️ pic.twitter.com/CJXVitcydn
— Cricket Shouts 🏏 (@crickshouts) July 5, 2025
Longstaff is listed as a bowler on the TCC website, which says that he has made four appearances for the first 11 this season. These posts on X (formerly Twitter) drew some interesting reactions from the fans, with some urging, jokingly, of a possible national call-up.
England are struggling in the second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, with their young-looking bowling attack not being able to match the Indians on a flat Edgbaston track.
Love thisHe could be on holiday instead he's playing a proper sport and looks a very decent cricketer 👏🏻— Ian kelly (@IanKelly1987) July 5, 2025
The 27-year-old is an established footballer. Transfermarkt estimates his market value to be around ₹200 Crore at the moment. He has been with Newcastle's youth teams since 2015/16 on record, while spending a couple of seasons on loans at Blackpool and Kilmarnock FC.
He has played 171 Premier League matches, scoring 10 goals and nine assists.
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July 06, 2025, 15:52 IST
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