England's new powerful batsman (Photo-GETTY IMAGES)
On one hand, cricket fans are enjoying IPL, on the other hand, County Championship is going on in England where the left-handed batsman is stealing the show. The name of this batsman is Emilio Gay, who has performed amazingly so far. Emilio Gay has proven to be the best batsman of the County Championship 2026 Division 2. This player has the most runs, this batsman also has the highest average. Emilio Gay is currently in discussion in English cricket and he is being described as the star of the future. Let us tell you who is Emilio Gay and how has he performed.
Emilio Gay is a 26 year old batsman who plays for Durham. This player was born in Bedford. This player is known for his excellent temperament and technique. This player can play shots around the wicket and his run scoring rate also remains fast. However, this player relies more on fours than hitting sixes, hence Emilio Gay is considered a safe batsman.
Emilio Gay has scored 473 runs in 4 matches in County Championship Division 2. The batting average of this player is 94.6. The amazing thing is that Emilio has scored 3 centuries in 4 matches so far. This batsman from Durham scored his first century against Kent. He played an innings of 128 runs at Chester le Street. After failing against Gloucestershire, Emilio played an innings of 159 runs against Lancashire. He also played this innings in Chester le Street. After this this player scored 129 runs against middle sex.
Emilio Gay is facing tough competition from David Bedingham. This player is just 2 runs behind Gay in the County Championship. This South African player is also playing for Durham in which he has scored 471 runs. Bedingham has also scored 3 centuries so far. Let us tell you that Bedingham has also played 15 test matches for South Africa, in which he has scored one century and 4 half-centuries.
