By Richard Edwards

Big hiter: Will Smeed impresed in The Hundred for Birmingham PhoenixWILL Smeed is one of the standout performers in this year’s Hundred. But it wasn’t long ago he was playing second fiddle to another Somerset star for his school team at King’s College, Taunton.Smeed was Tom Banton’s opening partner in the latter’s final year and the pair were opening partners in T20 cricket for a school that was also once home to Jos Buttler.Given the way Smeed and Banton play it’s no surprise to hear that the sparks flew, not least when...