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Oswestry cricketer's joy at Cup duty

Oswestry's  Joe Clarke says his time representing England at the Under-19s World Cup has been an unforgettable experience.

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Clarke was part of the team which defeated Australia by one wicket yesterday in a nail-biting third-place play-off at the ICC Academy in Dubai.

The team, which also included Shrewsbury's Ed Barnard, won two of their three group games plus a quarter-final against India before rebounding from a semi-final defeat to Pakistan to end the tournament on a high. Clarke tweeted: "What a result, topped off an amazing four weeks! An experience I'll never forget!"

He also praised Ben Duckett who scored his first century for England in yesterday's win, tweeting:" take a bow son! #unbelievable"