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One of England's top female cricketers could become the first woman to play for a men's English county side after holding talks with Sussex about becoming the backup wicketkeeper for its second team.
Sarah Taylor says Sussex contacted the women's national-team coach Mark Lane about using her next season.
Taylor told the Guardian newspaper on Monday that "there's part of me doubting myself ... but I would love to do it."
Taylor will play for a men's club team in Birmingham this year but could be on standby if Sussex needed a wicketkeeper on short notice.
The 23-year-old Taylor, who is about to leave for the 50-over World Cup in India, says it is a "daunting" prospect, but "it's brilliant that [Lane] backs me to do it in men's cricket."
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