One-Day Cup, Taunton
Lancashire 443-6 50 overs: Jennings 156 (127), Flintoff 123 (76)
Somerset: Yet to bat
Rocky Flintoff, the 18-year-old lad of legendary erstwhile England all-rounder Andrew, deed his archetypal elder nonrecreational period successful Lancashire's One-Day Cup lucifer against Somerset astatine Taunton.
The right-hander dominated the bowling successful crashing 10 fours and 7 sixes successful a superb 123 from 76 balls successful Lancashire's 443-6.
After coming successful astatine 138-3, Flintoff was the aggressor successful a brutal concern of 214 with Keaton Jennings and reached his period from conscionable 65 deliveries.
Also capitalising connected a level transportation and a Somerset onslaught depleted by The Hundred, Jennings made 156. Lancashire's full was their champion successful List A cricket.
But the period is the latest landmark infinitesimal successful the young vocation of Flintoff.
He became Lancashire's youngest subordinate erstwhile helium made his debut aged 16 years and 113 days successful the One-Day Cup successful 2024, a week aft becoming England Under-19s' youngest centurion with a ton against Sri Lanka.
He followed that by becoming England Lions' youngest century-maker, successful a lucifer against Cricket Australia successful January 2025, beating his father's record.
Injuries person besides hampered the teenager's progress.
He missed past winter's Under-19 World Cup with England and had to retreat from The Hundred successful 2025, having been signed by Northern Superchargers wherever his begetter was coach.
After reports linking him with a determination away, Flintoff signed a caller two-year declaration hold with Lancashire successful March.
He has inactive lone played 4 first-class matches for the Red Rose region - the astir caller successful 2024.
But, aft opening the play playing for Lancashire's 2nd XI and featuring again for England Under-19s, helium has recovered accidental and signifier successful the One-Day Cup, which has efficaciously go a second-tier contention played beneath The Hundred.
Flintoff has made scores of 33 not out, 41 not out, 34 and 61 not retired astir dismissals for nought and 1 successful his six erstwhile matches.
Against Somerset, whose XI besides featured spinner Archie Vaughan, lad of erstwhile England skipper Michael, Flintoff was peculiarly destructive successful hitting sixes implicit consecutive mid-wicket successful a manner reminiscent of his father.
Andrew played 79 Tests, 141 one-day internationals and 7 T20s for England and was portion of the iconic 2005 Ashes bid win.
It was announced past week helium has stepped down arsenic manager of England Lions.
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