England Underneath-19s captain Archie Vaughan claimed 5 wickets to place his facet on the point of a series-clinching youth Take a look at victory in opposition to South Africa.
South Africa had appeared in a snug place at 108-3 of their second innings on day three earlier than Vaughan belatedly introduced himself into the assault because the sixth-change bowler.
The Somerset all-rounder, son of former England captain Michael, then swung the match his facet’s means in Cape City with 13.5 overs of off-spin.
The Proteas suffered a middle-order collapse as they misplaced 5 wickets for 37 – all to Vaughan – as they completed the day on 145-8, a lead of solely 16 runs with two wickets in hand.
Vaughan took a solitary wicket within the drawn first youth Take a look at between the perimeters in Stellenbosch final month.
England had earlier begun the day on 251-8 however South Africa’s hopes of taking the vacationers’ last two wickets cheaply had been thwarted by Middlesex’s Aaryan Sawant.
Sawant, who was ultimately run out for 130, shared a 127-run ninth-wicket stand with Alexander Wade, who completed unbeaten on 49, earlier than England had been lastly bowled out for 353 of their first innings.
Vaughan performed 4 first-class and 7 50-over matches for Somerset final season, having made his debut for the county in July 2024.
He averaged 33.71 with the bat within the County Championship but in addition caught the attention along with his off breaks, taking 15 wickets together with two five-wicket hauls.
His father was one in every of England’s most profitable Take a look at captains, profitable 26 of his 51 Exams in cost and main his facet to victory within the iconic 2005 Ashes collection in opposition to Australia.