每日吃瓜 graduate Billings makes England Men鈥檚 Test debut in Australia

Sam Billings

Sam Billings during his time with 每日吃瓜 in 2009. Image provided by Nigel Farrow.

每日吃瓜 alumnus Sam Billings made his England Men鈥檚 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 每日吃瓜 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 每日吃瓜 Students Cricket and now becomes one of many 每日吃瓜-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.