Brad Taylor
About: Tidy Offbreak bowler who is decent with the bat and
in the field. Seems to have lost some of the zest and loop from when he broke
into the Hampshire team at 16.
Immediate County Prospects: Briggs has gone but Taylor’s
bowling seems to have regressed (maybe as a result of a finger infection last
year). I think he might get some one day cricket. The fact that he is a solid
lower order bat and good fielder gives him the edge over Crane in that regard
but Dawson offers a better allround option at present. 4/10
Long Term International Prospects: Based on this tournament not
great. Looked a better prospect at 16. May come again. 3/10
George Bartlett
About: Middle order accumulator who has a hint of Joe Root
against the spin. Drafted in late to squad and it showed a little as he looked
a little less seasoned than many of his contemporaries.
Immediate County Prospects: A decent way away from county
cricket at the moment. Has the talent but needs more cricket in the second xi.
1/10
Long Term International Prospects: Too young at present to
honestly say but not obviously outstanding for his age- but as we saw with Joe
Root it’s not so much the quality of their game at this point – it’s more about
their attitude to the game and working hard that will decide a players fate.
2/10
Jack Burnham
About: Correct top order bat with all the shots and game
built around solidly building an innings. Physically is developed and has
plenty of power. Most lacking is a solid one day game. Is very much block or
bash and doesn’t even attempt to rotate the strike at times.
Immediate County Prospects: Should get a good run at the top
of the order for Durham in 4 day cricket.
Looked to have time against the quick bowlers and looked solid
defensively. Whilst he has the bigger strokes for the shorter formats he
doesn’t have the allround skills yet to be a success. 7/10
Long Term International Prospects:
Stokeplay is there and is very conventional but international standard? May have been flattered in this tournament by the fact that he is physically developed much moreso than many of his peers. 5/10
Mason Crane
About: Combative leggy who gives it a fair rip but is a poor fielder and
bat. Not his best tournament. Gave away that one bad ball an over and wasn’t
utilised as an attacking threat by the captain.
Immediate County Prospects: His non batting and fielding
would normally be an issue but Hampshire blessed with Dawson (and to a lesser
extent Will Smith and Brad Taylor) will be able to offer him regular game time
as an attacking bowler dependent on Crane’s form in possibly all three formats.
7/10
Long Term International Prospects: Well he already has an
alarming amount of ‘buzz’ about him. The likes of Mark Butcher and Steve
Harmison were calling for him to tour UAE with the full England team. Seeing
him bowl here suggests that he is well short of that level yet. However he does
spin the ball a large distance, has a googly that turns a lot (although at
present doesn’t seem particularly hard to pick), is fairly accurate, and
importantly seems to have a fast bowlers mentality to his spin bowling. 6/10
Sam Curran
About: Wasim Akram like skiddy bowling action from short
quick approach to crease. Good skills and match awareness for someone so young.
Batting improving all the time.
Immediate County Prospects: Already a regular and this
season shouldn’t be any different (once he finishes school). Will likely keep pushing up the order as his
batting progresses although Surrey are strong in that regard. Having Ansari and
S Curran in the team will really give them an excess of options and flexibility
in batting and bowling lineups.9/10
Long Term International Prospects: Decent. Seems a well
rounded cricketer with good skills. The question mark has to be about how the
body develops and whether he naturally gets quicker. If he does he could be a
real asset as a bowling allrounder. 7/10
Ryan Davies
About: Punchy wicketkeeper batsman.
Immediate County Prospects: Somerset poached him from Kent
presumably with the intention of him being a first teamer. Not sure he has that
quality as his wicketkeeping was average and his batting doesn’t look too hot
either especially against spin. 5/10
Long Term International Prospects: There is an abudance of wicketkeeper batsmen
talent in England at present and I didn’t really see anything to suggest that
Davies is an outstanding prospect who can challenge the current or future
contenders for the WKBat spot. 1/10
Aneurin Donald
About: Ugly bat who hits the ball nicely but technically he just looks off.
Immediate County Prospects: Glamorgan are towards the
weakest of counties so expect him to get plenty of opportunities this
forthcoming season. 8/10
Long Term International Prospects: Seems unlikely although the advantage he has
over others is he will be playing first team cricket this season. I’m not a
fan. 2/10
George Garton
About: Pacy well
built left armer who can also bat a bit.
Immediate County Prospects: May get a few games in the
shorter formats but the key will be to maintain high speed and accuracy through a spell. 4/10
Long Term International Prospects: Reasonable. Raw pace is
something that is rare in the English game and Garton hit 90mph during the
tournament. Had decent control and swung
the ball on occasion. He’s a long way off at present but he certainly has
qualities of interest. 6/10
Ben Green
About: Allrounder type with useful variations as a bowler. A
bit below the level of most others in the squad.
Immediate County Prospects: Not good. Has a lot of bowlers
to get past and of the u19 group he was one of the less advanced of the
players. Needs a year more of second
team cricket I would imagine.
1/10
Long Term International Prospects: Too early really to say but there was nothing in his game that suggested
he looks set for international honours. 2/10
Max Holden
About: Opening bat in the mould of Alistair Cook. Not quite
physically developed as much as most of the team.
Immediate County Prospects: Not good. It’s a very tough top
order to break into at Middlesex so will have to bide his time and the shorter formats are his weakest. 3/10
Long Term International Prospects: It’s a bit far out to
make a judgement but obviously rated highly by Middlesex. Looking at his game
it will be test cricket. 4/10
Dan Lawrence
About: Star bat of the current crop but even though he
scored decent runs, had to my mind a disappointing world cup. His movement to the offside has become more prounounced (think Steve Smith) and whilst it generally helped his leg side game it
tethered his offside and straight game. Has time in abundance when facing pace.
Immediate County Prospects: Should get a good run for Essex
you would hope even in a strong batting unit. 7/10
Long Term International Prospects: Good. Looks to have oodles of time when facing
pace and has that certain confidence nearing on arrogance in his own ability that should stand him in good
stead to progress. 8/10
Saqib Mahmood
About: Opening bowler (and death bowler) who operates at
decent pace and has a hint of Waqar Younis about his action.
Immediate County Prospects: One day cricket it will be this year and injuries
withstanding he likely will be a regular. 5/10
Long Term International Prospects: One to look out for in the shorter formats as
a guy who bowled well at the start and death and may develop in the longer formats but those are harder to gauge. 6/10
Tom Moores
About: Quick hands allow Moores to really generate power
from his smallish frame (Think Stokes but without the physicality). Looks set
to be a strokemaker. Reserve Wicketkeeper on this tour.
Immediate County Prospects: Is likely viewed as Chris Read’s
eventual successor but that could be a while yet – and Rikki Wessels took the
gloves last year when Read was rested. Notts have lots of batting as well so
finding his way into the team as a batsman alone will be tough. 3/10
Long Term International Prospects: Looked organised and
punished good balls and bad alike with classical shots. Has the advantage of having a quality coach as Dad which should be an advantage. 5/10
Callum Taylor
About: Allrounder type who can bowl some decent pace from a
fairly short approach.
Immediate County Prospects: Essex batting is strong and
Taylor isn’t a strong enough bat to force his way into the team. May need to look elsewhere or work hard on
his bowling 3/10
Long Term International Prospects: Doesn’t look to have
anything specific in the batting or bowling that says international
potential. 2/10
Jared Warner
About: Fairly fast bowler (possibly the quickest of English
mid 80s) but with a faulty technique and
doesn’t seem to offer anything apart from that pace.
Immediate County Prospects: Not good. Yorkshire have a ton
of options and it’s hard to see him breaking through unless he starts taking
wickets. 3/10
Long Term International Prospects: With pace there is always
a chance but I think he’s the least likely of the England bowlers. 3/10
| County | International | |
| B Taylor | 4 | 3 |
| G Bartlett | 1 | 2 |
| J Burnham | 7 | 5 |
| M Crane | 7 | 6 |
| S Curran | 9 | 7 |
| R Davies | 5 | 1 |
| A Donald | 8 | 2 |
| G Garton | 4 | 6 |
| B Green | 1 | 2 |
| M Holden | 3 | 4 |
| D Lawrence | 7 | 8 |
| S Mahmood | 5 | 6 |
| T Moores | 3 | 5 |
| C Taylor | 3 | 2 |
| J Warner | 3 | 3 |
