Young batsman Steven Leach making big waves
Tuesday 19th July 2011, 6:28PM BST.
Young Shropshire batsman Steven Leach has been making waves on the national stage – captaining an England under-17s Invitation XI to successive victories against an England Development XI.
The Shrewsbury ace, who is also captain of the county under-17s, impressed England National Performance Manager David Graveney with his displays at Loughborough’s National Performance Centre in the last two days.
On Sunday he scored a brilliant 127 out of his team’s total of 298-6 to win the 50 overs contest by 65 runs.
And yesterday he skippered another winning effort as the Development XI were bowled out for 218.
Leach’s Invitation XI scored 189-5 to win the rain-affected clash under the Duckworth-Lewis system, with the Shropshire star – batting at No 5 – scoring an unbeaten 45.
His feats come just days after he scored a century for Shropshire under 17s in their clash with Nottinghamshire at Shifnal.
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