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Mark Butcher: James Rew fits the bill for higher honours

Mark Butcher:

Following another injury to the desperately unlucky Jordan Cox, Somerset’s James Rew is the latest batting talent to be plucked by England from county cricket.
I wrote in my first column of the season how much I like Rew. He has all the shots you’re looking for and the technique to match.

There’s a thoughtfulness to his game which allows him to adapt to different match situations, as we saw in his impeccably timed, match-winning century for Somerset earlier this week against Essex.
From a decent sample size of 45 first-class matches, the 21-year-old’s average is an impressive 43.35, with 1...

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