One-Day Cup, Taunton
Lancashire 443-6 (50 overs): Jennings 156 (127), Flintoff 123 (76)
Somerset 269 all out (39.2 overs): Lammonby 68 (58); Aspinwall 4-42
Lancashire gained by 174 runs
Rocky Flintoff, the 18-year-old son of legendary former England all-rounder Andrew, hit his first senior skilled century in Lancashire’s One-Day Cup match towards Somerset at Taunton.
The proper-hander dominated the bowling in crashing 10 fours and 7 sixes in an outstanding 123 from 76 balls in Lancashire’s 443-6.
Somerset had been then bowled out for 269 in response after George Balderson and Tom Aspinwall claimed 4 wickets apiece regardless of a battling 68 from Tom Lammonby.
Lancashire are on target to complete second in Group A on 20 factors – behind leaders Leicestershire Foxes on internet run-rate – and await their opponents within the quarter-finals when the ultimate spherical of group video games are concluded.
After coming in at 138-3, Flintoff was the aggressor in a brutal partnership of 214 with Keaton Jennings and reached his century from simply 65 deliveries.
Additionally capitalising on a flat pitch and a Somerset assault depleted by The Hundred, Jennings made 156. Lancashire’s complete was their greatest in Checklist A cricket.
However the century is the newest landmark second within the younger profession of Flintoff.
He turned Lancashire’s youngest participant when he made his debut aged 16 years and 113 days within the One-Day Cup in 2024, every week after turning into England Underneath-19s’ youngest centurion with a ton towards Sri Lanka.
He adopted that by turning into England Lions’ youngest century-maker, in a match towards Cricket Australia in January 2025, beating his father’s report.
Accidents have additionally hampered {the teenager}’s progress.
He missed final winter’s Underneath-19 World Cup with England and needed to withdraw from The Hundred in 2025, having been signed by Northern Superchargers the place his father was coach.
After studies linking him with a transfer away, Flintoff signed a new two-year contract extension with Lancashire in March.
He has nonetheless solely performed 4 first-class matches for the Crimson Rose county – the latest in 2024.
However, after starting the season taking part in for Lancashire’s second XI and that includes once more for England Underneath-19s, he has discovered alternative and type within the One-Day Cup, which has successfully turn out to be a second-tier competitors performed beneath The Hundred.
Flintoff has made scores of 33 not out, 41 not out, 34 and 61 not out round dismissals for nought and one in his six earlier matches.
Towards Somerset, whose XI additionally featured spinner Archie Vaughan, son of former England captain Michael, Flintoff was significantly harmful in hitting sixes over straight mid-wicket in a vogue paying homage to his father.
Andrew performed 79 Exams, 141 one-day internationals and 7 T20s for England and was a part of the long-lasting 2005 Ashes sequence win.
It was introduced final week he has stepped down as coach of England Lions.
