Sam Billings

Sam Billings during his time with º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ in 2009. Image provided by Nigel Farrow.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate Billings makes England Men’s Test debut in Australia

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students Cricket and now becomes one of many º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-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. 

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