Talent Cricket Young Player of the Month: Dan Stevens

This month has seen a trio of centuries for the Lancashire prodigy

Dan Stevens has enjoyed a remarkable summer so far. The 15-year-old has been unstoppable with the bat scoring 145, 108 and 110 for Greenmount CC.

The talent is clear but this season everything has fallen into place for the Lancashire Performance Squad batsman.

"Dan has always been a good player but used get himself out in the teens and twenties," said his father, John.

"But this year Greenmount, where Matthew Hayden was once a professional, have assured him that he will open in every game." And how the runs have flowed since then.

Add in Stevens' six fifties this season as well and we have ourselves a very worthy winner of the Talent Cricket Young Player of the Month.

Stevens has benefitted from being coached by Franklyn Stephenson in Barbados at the start of the year and was "put through the mincer" by the great West Indian.

Stevens also captains the U15s when available, coaches and umpires the U13s and is an All Stars Cricket activator.

"He's just a nice kid who enjoys his cricket."

Honours board

Batters

Thomas Robson (12) 100* for Framlingham Earl High School v King Edward VII School (including 177 run partnership with twin brother Adam).

Ben Walkden (16) 113* for Newton-le-Willows 1st XI v Sefton Park 1st XI; 101* for Newton-le-Willows 1st XI v Maghull 1st XI.

Ben Sargeant (15) 100* for Northwood Sunday XI v Southall Dragons.

Dan Stevens (15) 145 for Greenmount 4th XI v Heywood 3rd XI; 108 for Greenmount 2nd XI v Westleigh 2nd XI; 110 for Greenmount 2nd XI v Winton 2nd XI.

Luke Young (16) 158 for Cheshire U17 v Warwickshire U17; 109 for Hyde 1st XI v Oulton Park 1st XI.

Alf Gardner 101* for Carshalton Boys v St Joseph’s College, Northwood.

Allrounders

Tom Hinley 101 for Eastbourne College v Framlingham; 7-64 for Lindfield 1st XI v Ifield 1st XI.

Jake Pratt (15) 113* and 5-16 for Durham U15 v Cumbria U15.

Bowlers

Alfie Jeeves (14) 6-7 for Old Southendian & Southchurch 4th XI v Wickford 5th XI.

Arthur Butterworth 5-22 for Norfolk U10 v Buckinghamshire U10 (included a hat trick).

Toby O’Niel (11) 5-7 for Caythorpe U11 v Belvoir U11.

Roman Kemp (10) 5-7 for Caythorpe U10 v Plumtree U10.

Harry Sharp (11) Hat trick for Caythorpe U11 v Radcliffe-on-Trent U11.

Oliver Henshaw (10) 8-4 for Caythorpe U12 v Grantham U12 (included a hat trick).

Archie Ralphs (15) 5-36 for Aire Wharfe U17 v Hambleton U17.

Tom Carroll (14) 5-18 for Dyffryn 2nd XI v Porthcrawl 2nd XI.

Matthew Harrison (15) 5-6 for Whitehaven 3rd XI v Seascale 2nd XI.

Blaise Baker (12) 7-30 Torquay CC 2nd XI v Abbotskerswell 2nd XI.

Jonah Lewis (8) 7-0 Hemel Hempstead Town U9 v Tring Park U9 (in just two overs, including a hat trick).

Ben Long (12) 4-0 for Rockhampton 3rd XI v Whitminster 2nd XI.

Henry Park (14) 5-36 for Caythorpe 4th XI v Thrumpton 2nd XI.

Charlie Jones (12) 5-11 for Warrington 3rd XI v Stretton 2nd XI.

Indie Sherlock 5-15 for Richmond U14 v Bank of England U14.

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