McKinney century in vain as Australia A hammer England Lions

Unofficial Test, Sydney (day three of four)

Australia 373-9 dec: Patterson 137, Cook 3-58

England 116: Hurst 33, Sutherland 3-7 &amp, 247: McKinney 110, Buckingham 4-41

Australia defeated 10 runs in an innings to win.

Ben McKinney’s run-a-ball 110 helped England Lions salvage some pride during an-innings-and-10-run defeat by Australia A in an unofficial Test in Sydney.

England began their second innings on day three at Cricket Central in Wilson Park on 116-2 – 141 runs in arrears – having followed on to Australia’s 373-9 declared.

McKinney, a left-hander from Durham, scored his second century after the morning session ended on 67 not out.

However, the Lions’ final moment came when the 20-year-old was caught by Xavier Bartlett off the bowling of Aaron Hardie with a score of 164.

Rocky Flintoff and Matty Hurst both hit stoic 35 on the third day, but only Jordan Buckingham, an Australian seamer, and Jordan Buckingham, who finished with 4-41, were the only other England batters to hit double figures on the day.

The Lions’ three four-day games down under ended with this game.

Despite receiving 94 for McKinney, they were unable to draw the second due to a century from 16-year-old Flintoff in Brisbane.