Taylor & Crane Impress During England Under 19s Defeat

Hampshire’s Brad Taylor and Mason Crane impressed with the ball for the England Under 19s, but they couldn’t prevent a 52-run defeat to Sri Lanka Under 19s at Colombo.

Despite losing the toss and being put into the field, England produced a dominant performance with the ball, with skipper Taylor leading from the front.

The 18-year old picked up the wickets of opener Salindu Ushan (17) and three of the Sri Lankan middle order to finish with impressive figures of 4-34 - his career-best for the England Under 19s.

Taylor’s Hants team-mate Mason Crane (2-38) also impressed, taking the wickets of skipper Charith Asalanka (48) and wicketkeeper-batsman Vishad Randika (18) as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 191.

However, England lost wickets in regular intervals in their reply, with Durham batsman Jack Burnham top-scoring with 32.

Taylor hit 18 during an innings which saw only four England players reached double figures as they finished 139 all-out, to hand the victory to Sri Lanka.

England will be hoping to bounce back in the Tri-Series when they face India on Tuesday 15 December.