da winzada777： Bilal Shafayat, England’s Under-19 captain, has taken an early lead in the2003 Walter Lawrence Trophy stakes
Walter Lawrence Trophy Media Release15-Apr-2003Bilal Shafayat, England’s Under-19 captain, has taken an early lead in the2003 Walter Lawrence Trophy stakes.The 18-year-old all-rounder has made an early bid for the £5000 prize byscoring a 73-ball hundred for Nottinghamshire against Durham UCCE at TrentBridge on Sunday April 13 – just two days into the start of the first-classseason! Dismissed for 105, his 78-minute ton included four sixes and 15fours.The giant Will Jefferson (he’s almost 6ft 10in tall), led the field forbarely a day with his historic hundred off 101 balls on Saturday when hebecame only the third batsman to score a century before lunch on the openingday of the first-class season. His 101-ball hundred for Essex againstCambridge UCCE at Fenner’s followed those by Glamorgan’s Arnold Dysonagainst Kent in 1937 and by Chris Broad for Gloucestershire against OxfordUniversity in 1980. It was the earliest this feat had been achieved but notthe earliest a first-class hundred had been scored. That record belongs toSomerset’s Michael Burns who narrowly beat Michael Atherton to the mark on 7April 2000.The Walter Lawrence Trophy was first awarded in 1934. Last year’s winnerwas Matthew Fleming with a century off 66 balls against the Sri Lankans atCanterbury. Matthew received a cheque for the sum of £5000 from Aon,supporters of the Trophy, at a ceremonial dinner in the Long Room at Lord’slast year.The Walter Lawrence Trophy is awarded to the batsman who scores the fastestcentury off the fewest balls received in all first-class cricket eachseason.