Non-League Paper

HARMISON THE HERO FOR ASH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 April 2023

By Tony Bugby

GLOSSOP NE 0

ASHINGTON 3
Harmison 26, 66, Spooner 69
HOWZAT as former professional cricketer Ben Harmison fired Ashington back in the Northern Premier League for the first time in 54 years.
The 37-year-old, who played county cricket for Durham and Kent, scored the Colliers’ first two goals in their comfortable play-off victory at Glossop North End.
“It is up there with what I have achieved in sport, especially as I am born and bred in Ashington and club captain,” he told The NLP.
It was a comprehensive win as Craig Spooner added a third goal w...

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