born september english cricketer plays right handed batsman plays wicket keeper current vice captain england team captained single november pakistan england won match runs enjoyed prolific cricket record school sharing record breaking opening partnership following season school lost seventeen matches named young schools cricketer year somerset team debut performances led selected play england level touring bangladesh travelling new_zealand cricket world cup domestic career early life career played extensively somerset youth teams appearing level senior club cricket debut moving season aged taking catches runs wicket keeper later season appearance somerset second scoring second innings taking catches day match playing king college finished season school leading batting average scoring runs average following season played regularly west england premier league scored centuries unbeaten day match led batting averages runs coming highlight school career came april scored record breaking opening stand national schools game adding captained king season improved batting totals previous years scoring runs member team batting average sixth highest school batsmen reported high score highest score recorded season played captain keeping wicket majority matches played purely batsman final match season team kept wicket took catches innings previous match batting number class debut somerset september replacing injured county championship match lancashire scoring innings retained place team following match hampshire making list debut required bat selected somerset squad champions league debut format game somerset final match league stage remaining close innings captained king seventeen matches leadership lost won western school competition coupled runs school average performances somerset named young schools cricketer year team opportunity called england day given chance prolonged run somerset team somerset director cricket chose bring experienced keeper explaining similar position years earlier good reports ability match season remained close somerset innings posting runs list cricket followed catches help somerset beat opening fixture maiden class century fourth county championship match scoring runs innings characterised determination decent range shots match scored debut list half century sussex joined somerset requiring runs win balls pair partnership runs turn game head making balls set new record partnership fifth wicket sussex continued batting form saw scores county championship match yorkshire saw retain place somerset team return named man match somerset semi final victory rose bowl hitting unbeaten balls partnership end english cricket season somerset announced leaving county end contract september announced signed left somerset extended stay announcing new year contract 27th international career taste international cricket came july represented warm matches new_zealand batting number scored rapid contest hitting deliveries faced played day match teams scoring innings match drawn played matches scotland scored matches starts following matches reaching double figures occasion scoring higher months later england debut appearing bangladesh playing specialist batsman scored runs balls england won wickets english winter toured england team joined squad bangladesh following somerset elimination champions league seven match youth series previous appearance played specialist batsman failed significant impact final match scored runs bangladesh won match claim series remained team world cup played england matches keeping wicket scored runs innings score india fifth place play semi final batting average ranked fifth england team india west_indies pakistan called squad match india required bat wicket england victory called international squad matches west_indies september required bat match second match series saw score runs england lost runs september called international squad match india return series required bat england won wickets included squad play pakistan played games scored runs entire series england won played wicket win west_indies winter called england winter performance programme batting wicket keeping programme india called tour bangladesh lions lost series topping lions runs averages charts runs average taking catches following impressive individual performances called lions tour sri_lanka included squad play pakistan played games scored runs entire series england won played wicket win west_indies south_africa world cup india called england squad series south_africa final game joined somerset team mate england balls remaining pair gave brutal display power hitting raising final score hitting bowler including balls second expensive international selected england squad making afghanistan india england lost india qualified super scored new_zealand england won wickets defeat game sri_lanka meant england knocked competition selected india given responsibility match england lost wickets unbeaten second match guide england wicket victory debut pakistan dismissed duck new_zealand champions trophy australia played games india failed impression scoring runs innings selected wicket keeper series new_zealand disappointed scoring runs series significantly better series making scores unbeaten place looked doubt managed scores return series new_zealand june scored runs balls match new_zealand coming end innings contribution proved vital securing run victory england series new_zealand involved champions trophy called squad group games run final group game new_zealand england qualified semifinals bat semifinal sri_lanka england won duck final india showed good form international australia making duck second match selected squad face australia second match series highest score international fourth match butter hit unbeaten guide england victory level series final match series making england consistent performers series return series australia followed balls second helped england win match tour fourth hitting balls england lost games making scores games final match series england bowled scoring west_indies world cup sri_lanka selected day tour west_indies making scores hit magnificent balls guide england victory hand series win series manage game hit second match win game england won final match world cup manage runs world cup opening defeat new_zealand england managed chase sri_lanka hopes qualification alive managed runs win match south_africa hit england fell runs short target england suffered humiliation lost netherlands making runs managed runs sri_lanka butler scored maiden day international century sri_lanka lord fourth scored balls scoring fastest century england batsman run final match series backed end incident proved controversial england players saying play spirit game india sri_lanka stood injury july called england squad test india balls debut help england win match level series match batted making help set innings victory england took lead series final match series help england win consecutive match win series took catches series following doubts wicket keeping capabilities opening match series india performed better match making despite england lost match series making match england lost series performed better final match series hitting help england win match series match sides england went win match selected tour sri_lanka played games making scores england lost games guided england line unbeaten match hitting winning runs fifth england series game got decent start unable big score dismissed similar story final game tour dismissed england lost match series tri series opening game series australia england lost game following match india needed bat england secured comfortable win match catches making defeat australia half century tournament india making help england win qualify final final england lost australia world cup butler england lost opening match world cup australia following match dismissed england bowled new_zealand lose second consecutive match scotland england won match tournament argued moved order sentiment repeated scored unbeaten sri_lanka england unable defend score sri_lanka won match wickets win game bangladesh scored able england line eliminated competition final game afghanistan need bat england secured wicket win west_indies new_zealand included squad toured west_indies place england choice test wicket keeper innings test dismissed duck hit unbeaten second innings help england strong position west_indies batted match secure draw second match innings required bat england secured comprehensive wicket victory test remained innings england tail collapsed left stranded second innings england went lose match west_indies chased target win match wickets level series test series home new_zealand england innings help recover post second innings england went win game series lead second test manage innings score england second innings england went lose game series tied continued role wicket keeper game series new_zealand started series strongly scoring balls taking catch england won runs took catch england subsequent defeat runs method close match unsuccessful match scoring taking catches england lost fourth game needed bat england secured convincing seven wicket level series injury ruled deciding match england won match sides england won ashes generally poor ashes series bat test scored innings dismissed seven england second innings despite england recorded comfortable win lost runs failed impression bat scoring runs match scored innings test need bat second innings england secured wicket win fourth test innings england won innings runs england innings final test scored final innings series proved highest score series england went lose game won series batting ashes series criticised boycott saying like rabbit caught ashes cricket seven year old played better hasn run series hasn shown application whatsoever looks like mind confidence shot test cricket played sides scoring england won runs appeared games australia injury ruled rest series england lost games failing significant score match dismissed pakistan played test pakistan struggled innings match ended draw promoted opener second innings england tried chase score little time left match dismissed second test duck innings making seven second innings england defeat runs poor run dropped test played matches pakistan struggled game scoring england lost opening match scoring second match hit unbeaten send england way wicket victory scored fantastic unbeaten final match series helping england score pakistan near victory target lost runs meaning england won series played making scores england won games south_africa played series south_africa scored second consecutive hit england score hosts england went win match comfortably hit unbeaten second match england went series suffered loss form scoring run final innings series england went lose games hand series south_africa world cup world cup score opening game defeat west_indies followed south_africa england chased secure historic win afghanistan england won match qualification hopes alive hit sri_lanka help england reach qualify semi finals semi final hit unbeaten help guide england seven wicket victory england lost final west_indies making sri_lanka scored england match sri_lanka helping tie match bat second match england won wickets able bat rain ended england innings early match ended draw scored unbeaten fourth match series help england line record wicket victory final match series help england reach win match runs sides opened batting scored unbeaten help england wicket victory personality style tall strongly built cricketer upright stance century hampshire hit ball hard straight moving feet decisively playing bat close body selecting right balls attack innings somerset captain suggested challenge team mate place england team forms game precedence poor test averages having better test averages relieved duties suggestions keeping tests test debut june replacing ironically despite improved glove work replaced australia english poor form bat australian series eventually outright tests december series south_africa dropped tests altogether sri_lanka tour england ireland test centuries started county yorkshire country despite problems worse glove work dropped catches statistics career best performances international centuries day international centuries international recognition nbc young schools cricketer year nbc international awards awards man match award player series awards awards man match award
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