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Ralphie Albert enjoys winter to remember with England Under 19s

Surrey's 18-year-old spinning all-rounder has underlined his huge promise alongside county teammate Alex French, writes Richard Spiller

08.02.26, 18:00 Updated 10.02.26, 13:36 3 Minute Read

Richard Spiller

Richard Spiller

A sensational innings by Indian batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wrecked England’s hopes of landing the ICC U19 World Cup title.

The opener’s extraordinary 175 from 80 balls – all the more remarkable as he has yet to celebrate his 15th birthday – effectively assured India of victory by 100 runs in the final at Harare.

Yet it should not obscure England’s fine run through the competition, staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia. And Surrey duo Ralphie Albert and Alex French – who made their List A debuts last year in the Metro Bank 50 – both enjoyed successes in the tournament.

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