Former England Cricket Player of Year Starts Cycling Team

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As an England cricket player, Matt Prior was a wicketkeeper who also excelled at batting. Now recovering from injury, he’s added cycling too.

While his England teammates travel to New Zealand for the Cricket World Cup, the South African-born player is starting a professional cycling team backed by U.K. retailer Tesco Plc. Prior eventually wants to enter One Pro Cycling in the Tour de France.