Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é graduate Billings makes England Men’s Test debut in Australia

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Sam Billings

Sam Billings during his time with Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é in 2009. Image provided by Nigel Farrow.

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é alumnus Sam Billings made his England Men’s cricket Test debut overnight in the fifth Ashes Test in Hobart, Australia.

Billings, 30, became the 700th player to represent the Men’s Test side as the Three Lions chase their first victory of difficult tour Down Under.

Billings graduated from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é with a BSc in Sports Science with Management (2012) and will be deployed as a specialised wicketkeeper-batsman after impressing both domestically and in the One Day International (ODI) England side.

During his time on campus, he played a pivotal role as part of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Students Cricket and now becomes one of many Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é-linked men and women to play for their country in the Test format of the game.

The fifth Test in Hobart runs from the 14–18 January 2022 with Australia holding an unassailable 3-0 lead.