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Mayes hits England record score in U19s World Cup

Story byBen Mayes, left, has played three times in the T20 Blast for Hampshire []Marc Higginson - BBC Sport Senior JournalistWed, January 21, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC·1 min readEngland v Scotland, Under-19s World Cup, HarareEngland 404-6 (50 overs): Mayes 191, Moores 81; Woodhouse 3-88Scotland: Yet to batScorecardBen Mayes struck the highest score by an England player in the Under-19s World Cup in their group-stage match against Scotland in Harare. Hampshire's Mayes, 18, hammered 191 - falling one short of the overall record tournament score of 192, set by Sri Lanka's Viran Chamuditha against Japan four days ago. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe right-hander, who was batting at number three, smashed 18 fours and eight sixes in his blistering 117-ball knock. He was well supported by Lancashire's Joe Moores - nephew of former England coach Peter - who hit 81 off 65 balls in a second-wicket stand of 188. Mayes takes the national record from Dan Lawrence, who hit 174 for England against Fiji in 2016. England finished on 404-6 - the seventh-highest score in tournament history and the first time England themselves have passed 400. Scotland are yet to bat.

Mayes hits England record score in U19s World Cup

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  • Story byBen Mayes, left, has played three times in the T20 Blast for Hampshire []Marc Higginson - BBC Sport Senior JournalistWed, January 21, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC·1 min readEngland v Scotland, Under-19s World Cup, HarareEngland 404-6 (50 overs): Mayes 191, Moores 81; Woodhouse 3-88Scotland: Yet to batScorecardBen Mayes struck the highest score by an England player in the Under-19s World Cup in their group-stage match against Scotland in Harare. Hampshire's Mayes, 18, hammered 191 - falling one short of the overall record tournament score of 192, set by Sri Lanka's Viran Chamuditha against Japan four days ago. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe right-hander, who was batting at number three, smashed 18 fours and eight sixes in his blistering 117-ball knock. He was well supported by Lancashire's Joe Moores - nephew of former England coach Peter - who hit 81 off 65 balls in a second-wicket stand of 188. Mayes takes the national record from Dan Lawrence, who hit 174 for England against Fiji in 2016. England finished on 404-6 - the seventh-highest score in tournament history and the first time England themselves have passed 400. Scotland are yet to bat.
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