“I found out I had been made captain during the pre-Christmas training camp and it was a really special moment,” said top batsman and off-spinner Vaughn. “Getting the opportunity to represent England at this level is really special in itself, but leading the team is something else.”
In total, he played four first-class matches and seven 50-over matches for Somerset, averaging 33.71 with the bat in the Championship. He also impressed at age group level, making 85 off 83 balls for the Young Lions Invitational XI in a warm-up match against the England Under-19 ODI team. Rocky Flintoff, son of Andrew Flintoff, top-scored with 106. .
“If someone had told me 12 months ago that I would have been in the Somerset first team and captained the under-19s, I wouldn’t have believed them.” Vaughan added: “It happened quickly, but I’m going to keep my feet on the ground and work harder.”
Vaughan’s father became one of the most successful England captains of all time, winning 26 of 51 Tests between 2003 and 2008, including the 2005 Ashes win.
England U-19 national team: Archie Vaughan (Somerset, capt), Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Tazeem Ali (Warwickshire), Ben Dawkins (Kent), Kesh Fonseka (Lancashire – Test team only), Alex French (Surrey), Alex Green (Leicestershire), Jack Home. (Worcestershire), James Isbell (Middlesex), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Ben Mays (Hampshire), James Minto (Durham), Harry Moore (Derbyshire), Joe Moores (Lancashire – ODI only), Thomas Rew (Somerset), Aaryan Sawant (Middlesex), Naavya Sharma (Middlesex), Alexander Wade (Yorkshire)
