Ace George is beginning to shine with the big boys

By Paul Edwards
LANCASHIRE have given debuts to six talented youngsters in this year’s Bob Willis Trophy and none of them has looked more at home playing first-class cricket than George Balderson. Nine wickets and 156 runs may not seem particularly startling figures but the 19-year-old Mancunian has dismissed some fine batsmen in his five matches and a series of mature innings was capped on Tuesday evening when Balderson reached his maiden first-class fifty against Derbyshire at Aigburth, even ending the day with a huge straight six off Matt Critchley.
But perhaps it should be no part...

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