{
  "id": 573066,
  "title": "WATCH: Rocky Flintoff slams his first professional century for Lancashire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/watch-rocky-flintoff-slams-his-first-professional-century-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T14:35:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/rocky-flintoff-slams-first-professional-century-for-lancashire-10828639/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, Rocky Flintoff, the son of former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, achieved a significant milestone in his professional cricket career by scoring his first century for Lancashire in the One-Day Cup match against Somerset. The 16-year-old batsman smashed 123 runs off 76 deliveries, aided by 10 fours and seven sixes, as Lancashire amassed a formidable total of 443-6. At the time of his debut, Rocky was the youngest player to represent Lancashire, having made his One Day Cup debut at the tender age of 16 years and 113 days in 2024. Last year, Rocky's father Andrew made headlines when his son scored a century for the England Lions against Cricket Australia XI, becoming the youngest player to do so at the age of 16 years and 291 days. In 2024, Rocky was selected for the England Lions, making a late call-up to the tour of South Africa after becoming the youngest player to score a century for England Under-19s in July. The emotional celebration following Rocky's century highlighted the significance of this moment for the young cricketer.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Rocky Flintoff scores first century for Lancashire at 16",
    "123 runs off 76 balls, 10 fours and 7 sixes",
    "Father Andrew Flintoff scored century for England Lions at same age"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}