- The son of a former England captain had signed his first skilled contract
- The teen in query, 18, has penned a two-year take care of Somerset
- His father captained England for 5 years in Check cricket and 4 years in ODIs
The son of a former England captain has signed his first skilled contract in county cricket.
Somerset introduced the teen, 18, had penned a two-year deal that can start on November 1 and run throughout the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
The highest order batter and off-spinner has been a part of the membership’s academy since 2020 and made his second XI debut in 2022.
The proud mum or dad in query is Michael Vaughan, who captained England’s Check group from 2003 to 2008, with the spotlight of his tenure being an iconic Ashes sequence victory in 2005.
Archie is now set to comply with in his footsteps within the skilled recreation and can hope to emulate his father, who performed 82 Checks, 86 ODIs and two T20is for his nation.
Archie Vaughan, son of Michael, has signed his first skilled contract in county cricket
Michael (centre) captained England from 2003 to 2008 and oversaw an Ashes victory in 2005
Vaughan, a cultured top-order batter, performed 82 Checks, 86 ODIs and two T20is for his nation
Talking after his contract was introduced, Archie expressed his delight as he mentioned: ‘It is one thing that I’ve labored extraordinarily onerous for and it is one thing that I’ve strived for since I used to be a child.
‘So to get the chance for a membership the place I’ve actually loved myself over the previous few years is an honour.’
Somerset Director of Cricket Andy Hurry added: ‘Archie is a younger man with a vivid future forward of him.
‘Since becoming a member of the academy he has demonstrated a real and robust need to work extremely onerous and enhance each aspect of his recreation.
‘We’re actually wanting ahead to serving to him develop and develop each his recreation and his understanding of the skilled recreation.’
Posting on X in response to the information which was accompanied by an image of Archie as a teen in a single publish, Michael merely added: ‘Clearly will get his hair from me.’
After making his England Check debut in 1999 on the age of 25, Michael – who performed county cricket for Yorkshire – grew to become the primary captain to information his nation to an Ashes sequence win since 1987.
Throughout 82 Checks, he struck 18 centuries and retired in 2008 with an especially wholesome common of 41.44.
He was much less profitable in white ball cricket as he averaged simply 27.15 in 86 ODIs, though he did captain the group between 2003 to 2007.
Posting on X, Vaughan joked Archie ‘bought his hair from him’ after information of his contract
Michael has develop into a hard-hitting pundit since retiring and isn’t afraid to talk his thoughts
Since retiring in 2009, he has develop into a hard-hitting pundit, with Michael not afraid to ruffle feathers together with his views.
Archie isn’t the primary member of a second technology of 2005 Ashes winners to make their title within the recreation, with Andrew Flintoff’s sons – Rocky and Corey, that includes for Lancashire’s second XI this season.
Rocky, 16, even struck a surprising hundred in opposition to Warwickshire final month to place the broader cricketing world on alert of his expertise.
