Jonny Bairstow delighted to score a hundred – Cricket News Update
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The explosive batter powered his way to an unbeaten 104 of just 53 deliveries, reaching to his hundred on the final ball of the innings after hitting his eighth six of the match.
This led the Poms to finish on a mammoth 367 in their 50 overs, with the bowlers than sticking to their task well, completing a resounding victory by 253 runs. The other highlight was the bowling of leg-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scott-Borthwick-c2466, who picked up a praise-worthy five- wicket haul.
However, it was Jonny’s stupendous knock that came for praise, and the player admitted that he only found out about his ton when he came back to the dressing-room.
"This ground only had a little scoreboard which didn't have individual scores, so I didn't know about it until I walked back into the dressing room," said the 22-year-old Yorkshireman."I didn't have a clue, even when I was walking off. But I got told in the dressing-room, and I was delighted to get that milestone."
A player of enormous talent, he introduced himself on the international stage by hitting an unbeaten 41 off 21 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867, where he scored more than 1000 first-class runs at an impressive average of 48.52.
After such scintillating displays, it made hard for the England selection committee to not name him in the touring squad to the sub-continent, where the player himself talked about his inclusion as a pleasant surprise.
Bairstow can also keep wickets, a role he has perform ably for his club side, and was also called to keep the gloves in the first warm up match in the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206, which the team won by 56 runs.
The next task for the 22-year-old is to prove his mettle when they lock horns against the Men In Blue in the first One Day International on 14th of October.
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