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Shaun Udal: Ex-England spinner fears Parkinson's deterioration


Shaun Udal’s career high was taking the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar in a famous Test win in India

Former England spinner Shaun Udal fears his Parkinson’s condition may seriously deteriorate after losing access to some of his vital treatment.

Ex-Hampshire and Middlesex player Udal, 51, revealed last April that he has the progressive neurological condition.

His NHS muscular reactivation treatment has been suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s been challenging,” Udal told BBC Radio Solent. “There’s been a marked difference in my shakes.”

Udal played four Tests in 2005 and 2006 as well as 11 one-day internationals between 1994 and 2005.

He received a huge swathe of support from around the cricketing world after confirm his Parkinson’s diagnosis on social media.

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