England U19 beat South Africa U19 by 10 wickets on day four of the second Youth Test at Western Province Cricket Club in Cape Town to win the series 1-0.
The hosts, resuming on 145-8 on the final morning and with just a slender lead of 16, managed to add only eight more to their total to set the tourists 25.
And Ben Dawkins (12*) and captain Archie Vaughan (10*) wasted little time in getting there as they secured a series win after going down 2-1 in the Youth ODI leg of the tour.
The skipper was their star with the ball in the second innings after finishing with 6-19 in 16 overs. Having taken five wickets on Wednesday, he made the early breakthrough on the last morning by bowling Sandiswa Yeni for a duck.
Eddie Jack (1-22) got the better of last man Nqobani Mokoena for 19 as the hosts fell for 153.
Dawkins and Vaughan needed only 21 balls to close out the game handing the English a comfortable victory.
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Jason Rowles struck a crucial 71 for South Africa U19 but was dismissed off final delivery of the day to leave England U19 with the advantage in the second Youth Test in Cape Town.
The left-hander, who struck seven fours and sixes, was holding the hosts’ second innings together at the Western Province Cricket Club when he fell to visiting captain Archie Vaughan, who completed a five-wicket haul.
The Junior Proteas were 145-8 at stumps on day three, leading only by 16.
Although Vaughan claimed 5-18, England’s day was set up by a fine century from Aaryan Sawant after he dug in to record 130 off 293 balls (12 fours, two sixes).
The tourists had started the day marginally ahead of the South Africans as they led by 27 when starting out on 251-8.
But Sawant and Alexander Wade (49*) frustrated the opposition with a partnership worth 127 runs for the ninth wicket, before Bandile Mbatha (1-43) finally ran out the former and then claimed the wicket of Tazeem Ali for seven.
When the sides changed over, England’s lead had swelled to 129.
The hosts lost early wickets to fall to 42-3, before Daniel Bosman (26) and Rowles added 66 for the fourth wicket to reduce the deficit drastically.
However, five wickets fell from then onwards as they fell from 108-3 to 130-7, with the crucial wicket of Rowles adding further pain and leaving them with plenty to do on the final day of the series.
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SA U19 spinner Nathan Rossouw took 5-62 to keep England U19 in check on day two of the second and final Youth Test at the Western Province Cricket Club in Cape Town.
Rossouw bowled 37 impressive overs, 15 of which were maidens, as the tourists replied to the hosts’ 224 all out by going to stumps on 251-8.
Aaryan Sawant was the glue that held the English innings together – the right-hander facing 228 deliveries for a patient unbeaten 83 (five fours, one six).
Kesh Fonseka (52 off 82 balls; seven fours, two sixes) was other half-centurion for the visitors, though his innings was far more attacking and came as they held the advantage early in the day.
England had started the day batting on 1-0 with Archie Vaughan (24) and Ben Dawkins (22) putting on 47 for the opening wicket, before both fell in quick succession to Rossouw.
Then came the main early partnership as Fonseka and Sawant combined for 70, helping their side reach 122-2 when the former was run out by Bandile Mbatha.
Ben Mayes (26) then picked up the baton by adding 43 alongside Sawant to carry the tourists to 165-3 and the most dominant position of the day.
However, it was the Junior Proteas who roared back from there with Rossouw dismissing Mayes, Thomas Rew (four) and then Harry Moore (nought) to complete his five-for.
At the other end Chad Mason (1-43) had Farhan Ahmed stumped for one as the total slipped to 181-7.
England did recover towards the end after Jason Rowles (1-45) got rid of Eddie Jack (10), with the lead slowly extended to 27 by the close.
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Bennie Hansen and Paul James struck pivotal half-centuries to help SA U19 recover from a poor start to post 224 on the opening day of the second and final Youth Test against England.
Batting at No 7, right-hander James held the innings together by hitting 84 off 179 balls (nine fours, two sixes), while captain Hansen recorded 63 off 104 balls (10 fours) as the hosts were dismissed in 82.5 overs.
The visitors faced three tricky overs and survived to reach the close on 1-0, trailing by 223.
Both teams are level in the series after the opening Test ended in a thrilling draw at Coetzenburg Oval in Stellenbosch last week.
The hosts won the toss at the start and opted to bat first. However, they fell into early trouble and found themselves at 74-5 within 30.5 overs.
Jorich van Schalkwyk (two) fell in the fourth over, with Jason Rowles (one), Muhammad Bulbulia (32), Daniel Bosman (four) and Bandile Mbatha (four) all following.
That left Hansen and James with the difficult task of rebuilding. The pair responded well by putting together a partnership of 73 for the sixth wicket, before the skipper was dismissed by opposite number Archie Vaughan (1-21).
James kept going at the other end, finding a resistant partner in Chad Mason until he too succumbed for a 40-ball 15.
The tempo was then upped by the Junior Proteas’ top-scorer, until he out with the score on 224, two balls before last man Nathan Rossouw fell for a duck to England’s pick of the bowlers, Eddie Jack (3-42).
The away side had three overs to face before the close with Vaughan (one not out) and Ben Dawkins (nought not out) surviving unscathed.
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Muhammad Bulbulia’s century and a strong rearguard performance by Lethabo Phahlamohlaka helped South Africa U19 secure a dramatic draw with England U19 in the first Youth Test at Coetzenburg Oval in Stellenbosch.
Chasing 317 for victory, which was set when the tourists declared on 336-9, the hosts began well through their right-handed opener scoring 114 off 154 balls (13 fours).
But once Bulbulia, who scored 88 in the first innings, fell, three others followed quickly leaving the hosts in a precarious position on 236-8.
However, Phahlamohlaka defended 85 balls for an unbeaten 45 and Raeeq Daniels was also strong in defence seeing off 51 deliveries for his 24.
The Junior Proteas eventually ended on 295-9, just short of the target, though that had become a secondary objective behind survival after their quick loss of wickets. In the end, Martin Khumalo (nine not out) had to come out and face eight balls to also play his part in a thrilling draw.
The day had started with England batting on 275-8 and the visitors managed to stretch their lead thanks in the main to Jack Home’s 60* off 69 balls (five fours, two sixes).
Spinner Chad Mason claimed the only wicket to fall when he removed Tazeem Ali for 19 to end with figures of 5-111.
The South Africans made a good start to the chase by reaching 47-0, before Jorich Van Schalkwyk fell to Man of the Match Farhan Ahmed (5-103) for 27.
Adnaan Lagadien (four) fell shortly after leaving the chase in the balance. However, Bulbulia and Jason Rowles (51 off 97 balls, four fours) gave the home side hope with a splendid partnership of 119 for the third wicket that took them 180-2.
Ahmed then caused chaos by taking four wickets, including both set batsmen as well as captain Benni Hansen (four) and Divan de Villiers (four).
Ali (3-56) further jolted the hosts with two quick wickets in as many overs leaving them precariously placed at 236-8 with around an hour still to play.
That was when the rearguard instincts of Phahlamohlaka and Daniels kicked in. The pair put on exactly 50 for the ninth wicket, that was broken by Ali with just over an over to play.
Khumalo then braved the final few deliveries to help the South Africans claim a famous draw.
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