Andrew Flintoff’s 16-year-old son, Rocky, has made his County Championship debut, scoring 32 for Lancashire in opposition to Surrey.
Rocky struck three fours in his 64-ball innings after batting at No 4 within the Division One encounter at The Kia Oval on Thursday.
He was dismissed from the primary ball after lunch on day one, caught at backward level off the bowling of Jordan Clark.
Rocky has loved a breakthrough summer time, together with changing into the youngest participant to attain a century for England Underneath-19s, in an unofficial Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka A.
{The teenager} performed seven instances for Lancashire within the Metro Financial institution One Day Cup, hitting 88 from 115 balls in opposition to Middlesex at Emirates Previous Trafford.
He additionally hit 100 for England U19s in a one-day warm-up in opposition to a Younger Lions Invitational XI, in addition to a maiden second XI ton for Lancashire in opposition to Warwickshire.
Rocky’s father, Andrew, performed 79 Assessments, 141 one-day internationals and 7 T20 internationals for England between 1998 and 2009, serving to his facet to Ashes wins over Australia in 2005 and 2009.
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Rocky reached his maiden second XI century for Lancashire in opposition to Warwickshire at Edgbaston earlier this season (Credit score: Lancashire Cricket)
He moved into TV presenting after retiring as a participant however, after a severe automobile crash whereas filming an episode of High Gear, he returned to cricket.
He has labored as a part of England’s backroom employees within the white-ball codecs after which served as head coach of Northern Superchargers Males throughout this yr’s Hundred.
Andrew has been talked about as a attainable successor to Matthew Mott as England white-ball head coach following the latter’s departure in July.
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Andrew Flintoff may very well be in competition to change into England’s subsequent white-ball head coach
Marcus Trescothick will take interim cost of the facet for the eight white-ball video games at residence to Australia in September, all of that are reside on Sky Sports activities.
England vs Australia – all video games reside on Sky Sports activities
- First T20 worldwide (September 11) – The Ageas Bowl, Southampton (6.30pm begin)
- Second T20 worldwide (September 13) – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (6.30pm begin)
- Third T20 worldwide (September 15) – Emirates Previous Trafford, Manchester (2.30pm begin)
- First one-day worldwide (September 19) – Trent Bridge, Nottingham (12.30pm begin)
- Second one-day worldwide (September 21) – Headingley, Leeds (11am begin)
- Third one-day worldwide (September 24) – Seat Distinctive Riverside, Durham (12.30pm begin)
- Fourth one-day worldwide (September 27) – Lord’s, London (12.30pm begin)
- Fifth one-day worldwide (September 29) – The Seat Distinctive Stadium, Bristol (11am begin)
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