Rocky Flintoff hit a match-winning 106 as England Below-19s chased down 288 to beat the Younger Lions Invitational XI by two wickets in Loughborough.
The 16-year-old son of former England all-rounder Andrew hit eight fours and three sixes in a 111-ball innings to information his staff to victory after they misplaced each their first balls within the first 5 overs.
Flintoff and Charlie Ellison placed on 81 for the fifth wicket as they introduced the Below-19s again right into a sport that was quickly slipping away from them.
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The apple would not fall removed from the tree in Andrew Flintoff’s household as Rocky’s son smashes a run of sixes in Lancashire’s Second XI! (Credit score: Lancashire Cricket)
They have been 52-4 within the twelfth over and the partnership remained unbroken till Ellison was caught by Travis Holland off the bowling of Archie Vaughan, the 18-year-old son of former England captain Michael, for 56 at 133-5.
When Flintoff was lastly caught by James Dunn, England wanted simply 14 extra runs to win and Harry Moore, who completed with an unbeaten 45, and Tazim Ali duly obliged to see them out.
Vaughan had earlier top-scored for the Lions, hitting 85 off 83 balls, together with 10 fours and a six.
Batting for 4, he got here to the wicket to hitch Kesha Fonseka in a 54-ball 102-2 to depart at 281-9 as his facet have been bowled out for 288 with 11 balls to spare.
Flintoff’s newest century provides to a formidable begin to the marketing campaign the place he adopted up a half-century for Lancashire 2nd XI in opposition to Durham with a maiden century of 116 in opposition to Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
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Andrew Flintoff’s 16-year-old son Rocky hit his first second XI century for Lancashire in opposition to Warwickshire at Edgbaston. (Credit score: Lancashire Cricket)
He’s a part of the England Below-19 squad for his or her three-match ODI collection in opposition to Sri Lanka beginning in Chelmsford on Friday earlier than the following matches in Hove on July 1 and three. The 2-match Check collection for the boys begins from July 8 in Wormsley, with the second in Cheltenham from July 16.
Andrew Flintoff is at the moment a part of the teaching staff for the T20 World Cup, the place England will face India within the semi-finals. Watch dwell on Thursday from 3pm on Sky Sports activities Cricket (first ball 3.30pm).
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