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Who is Ben Mayes? The England teenager breaking records at Under-19 Cricket World Cup

Ben Mayes broke multiple records at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Wednesday
Ben Mayes broke multiple records at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Wednesday (Getty)
  • Ben Mayes scored the fastest England Under-19s one-day hundred at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.
  • His century came off just 65 balls in England’s third match of the tournament after previous wins over Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
  • Mayes, 18, went on to hit the highest score ever by an England player in a youth international as he scored 191 from 117 balls against Scotland.
  • His huge score allowed England to finish on a mammoth total of 404-6 in the match played in Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Mayes plays his county cricket for Hampshire and was part of the team that made the final of the T20 Blast last year.

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