NEW DELHI:
Rocky Flintoff
, aged 16 and the son of
Andrew Flintoff
, a former all-rounder for England, set a new record on Thursday by becoming the youngest player to score a century for England's Under-19 team in a
Test match
against Sri Lanka, Reuters reported.
After Sri Lanka scored 153 in their first innings, Flintoff resumed his batting on the second day at the College Ground in Cheltenham with an overnight score of 82 not out.
He proceeded to reach his milestone century during the morning session.
The middle order batsman was out shortly after reaching 106 runs, an innings that featured nine fours and a pair of maximums. England's innings concluded at 477 with skipper Hamza Shaikh also registering a ton, scoring 107 runs.
In recent times, Flintoff's reputation has been growing rapidly, particularly after he achieved the distinction of being the third-youngest cricketer to reach a hundred in the Second Eleven Championship in April.
This feat saw him surpass his father's long-standing record for Lancashire, which had remained unbroken for three decades.
Last month, 16-year-old Flintoff signed his first professional contract with the county. He also represented the England Under-19 one-day international team in a three-match series against Sri Lanka.
Flintoff's father, Andrew, was one of cricket's greatest all-rounders, amassing over 7,000 runs and nearly 400 wickets in Tests and ODIs.
Andrew Flintoff was England's hero in the 2005 Ashes series against Australia, where his 402 runs and 24 wickets played a crucial role in England's 2-1 victory.
In that series, the team was captained by
Michael Vaughan
, whose 18-year-old son, Archie Vaughan, is now playing alongside Flintoff in the Test against Sri Lanka.
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