Jak Martin, the 21-year-old Oxford University Captain, has sensationally raced into the lead for this season’s Walter Lawrence Trophy award for the highest-scoring batsman from the six MCC Universities, writes Marion Kuit.
Martin’s unbeaten 202 against Durham MCCU in the MCC Universities Championship match at The Racecourse Ground, Durham, on April 21, is the highest score in an innings played against one of the other five MCCUs or against one of the first-class counties so far this season.
Martin, who was born Kingston Upon Thames and later lived in Worcester Park, is a former at Glyn Technology School, Ewell and is now studying sporting and coaching studies at Oxford University (Brookes).
Martin batted all day for his double century, which was scored off 331 balls and included 14 fours, one 5 and one 6.
The left-handed opener, whose score in the drawn game was threatened in the Durham innings when Luc Durandt reached 174 before being dismissed, made his first-class debut last season and has played for Surrey second XI.
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