Aryan Patel, who is in Year 6 at Fairfield Preparatory School was touted as being the youngest half-centurion at the school. However, he has now made history by becoming the school's first ever centurion.
Aryan Patel plays for his school's cricket team but apart from that, he also plays for Loughborough Town, and has also been part of the County squad for the past 4 years.
He is not the only cricketer in his family. His cousin, Shiv Thakor, is the Derbyshire all-rounder and former England Under-19 captain. He also happened to be a former student of Fairfield.
Aryan Patel said, “As my total approached 100, I was excited but really concentrating. I was happy and very relieved when I finally got my century and our team won. I love following and playing cricket and would really like to play for England one day.”
