Duke puts himself on par with Tendulkar

By Graham Hardcastle

HARRY DUKE is fast becoming like royalty in Yorkshire cricket circles.The 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has made an eye-catching start to life in first-team colours at Headingley, debuting in all three formats this summer.A ‘Duracell Bunny’ type behind the stumps, Duke is equally busy with bat in hand. He has batted down the order in his early Championship and Blast games, but has been elevated to open in the Royal London Cup… to some effect.On Sunday the teenager hit a brilliant 125 off 130 balls to steer an inexperienced Vikings side ...

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