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The Hundred 2024: Josh Hull, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Seren Smale & Jacob Bethell – youngsters to watch

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Age: 16 Team: Southern Brave, Role: Left-arm spin

Left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman, who only turns 17 in August, was snapped up by Southern Brave in April’s Hundred draft.

If she plays in either of their first two matches she will become the youngest player to feature in the Hundred, breaking the record held by her South East Stars team-mate Alice Capsey.

Her performances have earned comparisons with current England international Sophie Ecclestone, the number one-ranked bowler in the world.

“I saw her in a second XI game for South East Stars last summer and she reminded me so much of Ecclestone it was untrue,” former England captain Charlotte Edwards told Sky Sports.

“She has leapt on to the scene this summer.”

The month after being selected by Brave, Corteen-Coleman took four wickets with successive balls for Stars against Northern Diamonds in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, ending with figures of 5-19.

She also made her debut for England Under-19s during the tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year.

“She has something about her,” former England international Lydia Greenway told Sky Sports.

“She is tall like Ecclestone, she is a good athlete, she is pretty good in the field and has got a good attitude as well.”

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