Zach Vukusic, who is 17 years old and on the Somerset Academy, created a new international cricket record earlier this week when he led Croatia in their ongoing T20I bilateral home series with Cyprus, writes Richard Walsh.
The young all-rounder, who was born in Exeter and attends King’s College, Taunton, became the youngest ever to lead an international team in cricket history at the age of 17 years and 311 days.
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He broke the previous record of Noman Amjad, who captained France at the age of 18 years and 24 days in July 2022.
In the first match of the series, which is being played in Zagreb, going in at number three, the all-rounder hit 43 off 32 balls, including five fours and two sixes, while in the second game he scored 23 and took two for 10 from his three overs.
The series is ongoing.
Earlier this season, Zach, who was born in Exeter and came up through the Devon age groups, played for Somerset Seconds against his home county at Exmouth, in which he hit 19 off 5 balls to help his side to victory.
Playing for Somerset Seconds this season, he has claimed some impressive wickets including Colin Ingram and Ravi Bopara, both former internationals, about which he modestly said: “They were lucky balls I would say, people took good catches.
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“I just bowled the balls so I can’t take full credit for it.”
Zach made his international debut for Croatia in 2024, as did his 19-year-old sister Erin, who is on the Somerset CCC playing staff.
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