English cricketer (born 2005)
Archie Matthew Vaughan (born 9 December 2005) is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset and the England national under-19 cricket team . He is a right handed batsman and right arm off spin bowler.[ 1] List A cricket debut on 26 July 2024 in the One-Day Cup against Kent. He is the son of former England Test captain Michael Vaughan .
Early and personal life
Born in Sheffield, Vaughan and his sister Tallula are the children of Nichola and Michael Vaughan .[ 2] Millfield where he captained the first-XI cricket team.[ 3] [ 4]
Career
He played for Somerset County Cricket Club at under-15 through to under-18 level, prior to signing for the Somerset Cricket Academy.[ 5] [ 6] Jack Leach against Yorkshire second-XI at Headingley, scoring 61 runs.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
He played for a Young Lions Invitational XI against England U19 at Loughborough in June 2024 and, whilst bowling, took the wicket of Rocky Flintoff , son of his father's former England teammate Andrew .[ 12] England national under-19 cricket team .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Vaughan made his List A debut for Somerset against Kent at Taunton on 26 July 2024 in the One-Day Cup , but took no wickets and was run out without facing a ball.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] first-class debut in that year's County Championship , for Somerset against Durham at Taunton on 29 August,[ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
In just his second first-class appearance on 9–12 September 2024, Vaughan proved the "match-winner" as Somerset "pulled off one of the greatest County Championship victories in their history" by defeating Championship leaders and reigning champions Surrey .[ 23] five-wicket haul in their first innings, he added another five wickets in their second to complete a ten-wicket haul and finish with match figures of 11/140.[ 23] [ 24]
Vaughan was chosen to captain the England Under-19 squad on their tour of South Africa in January 2025.[ 25] [ 26]
References
^ "First contract for Archie" . Somerset County Cricket Club Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024 .^ Vaughan, Michael (4 January 2011). "Skiing La Plagne: Michael Vaughan chases runs of a different kind" The Telegraph . Retrieved 24 April 2024 .^ Wigmore, Tim (24 April 2024). "Flintoffs are tip of the iceberg as the sons of England's 2005 heroes make their mark" The Telegraph . London. Retrieved 24 April 2024 . ^ Viswas, Sangeeta. "Archie Vaughan: The Right-Arm Off-Spinner Re-Signs At Somerset Academy" . babacric.in . ^ "Archie Vaughan signs for the Academy" . Somerset County Cricket Club . Taunton. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024 .^ "Archie Vaughan: Michael Vaughan's son joins Somerset academy" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 24 April 2024 .^ Wilde, Simon (27 April 2024). "Biggest test for Flintoff's talented sons will be living up to the name" . The Times . Retrieved 28 April 2024 . ^ "Somerset sign son of former England captain Vaughan" . BBC Sport . 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024 .^ Wigmore, Tim (28 May 2024). "Michael Vaughan's son, 18, signs first professional contract at Somerset" The Telegraph . London. Retrieved 2 July 2024 . ^ "Vaughan's son Archie, 18, signs professional deal with Somerset" . Sky Sports . 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024 .^ "Michael Vaughan's son Archie signs first professional contract with Somerset" . The Independent. Retrieved 19 July 2024 .^ Walsh, Richard (27 June 2024). "International call-up for young Rew against Sri Lanka" . Wellington-Weekly . Retrieved 27 June 2024 . ^ "Vaughan joins Flintoff in England Under-19 squad" . BBC Sport . 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .^ Ress, Oscar (2 July 2024). "England under-19s: Rocky Flintoff and Archie Vaughan selected for Sri Lanka Tests" . The Cricketer . Retrieved 2 July 2024 . ^ "Archie Vaughan, son of Michael, set for England Under-19 Test debut" . espncricinfo . 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024 .^ "ARCHIE NAMED IN ENGLAND U19 TEST SQUAD" . Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 19 July 2024 .^ "Bears win again as Notts, Hants & Somerset also win" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2024 .^ Macpherson, Will (26 July 2024). "Archie Vaughan, son of ex-England captain Michael, run out without facing a ball on professional debut" The Telegraph . London. Retrieved 26 July 2024 . ^ "Andrew Umeed 114* leads Somerset to narrow victory" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2024 .^ "Tom Abell's 124 puts Somerset in control at Taunton" . ESPNcricinfo . ECB Reporters' Network. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024 .^ "Archie Vaughan takes maiden first-class wicket as Somerset spinners thrive" . ESPNcricinfo . ECB Reporters' Network. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024 .^ Scott, Neville (30 August 2024). "Rehan Ahmed's brother, Farhan, makes history with debut five-wicket haul" The Times . Retrieved 14 September 2024 . ^ a b Dean, Geoffrey (13 September 2024). "Vaughan rises to occasion as Somerset turn title tide" The Times . No. 74513. London. p. 59. Retrieved 13 September 2024 . ^ Berry, Scyld (13 September 2024). "Somerset win in final five minutes to ignite title race" The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 13 September 2024 .^ "Vaughan to captain England U19s in South Africa" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2025 .^ "Archie Vaughan named England U19 captain to follow in father's footsteps" . The Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2025 .
