Cricket: Rocky Flintoff, son of England legend Andrew, is following in his father's footsteps, scoring his second century at the U-19s level.
Flintoff's son scores 2nd U19 ton | 00:37 Rocky Flintoff , son of Ashes icon Andrew, became the youngest cricketer to score a hundred for England Under-19s on day three of the second Youth Men’s Test against Sri Lanka at Cheltenham’s College Ground.
The right-hander, who struck nine fours and two sixes, combined with captain Hamza Shaikh for a 121-run partnership for the fifth wicket before adding a further 78 with wicketkeeper Jack Carney. The previous youngest cricketer to score a century for England Under-19s was Ian Bell, who achieved the feat at 16 years and 313 days against New Zealand in February 1999.
“He’s a normal teenage lad around the group, but when he gets out in the middle he’s more like a 25-year-old.
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