Donald inspired by England progress of Hameed and Duckett

2 Dec 2016 | Cricket
Glamorgan batsman Aneurin Donald, who is currently playing for Midland-Guildford CC in Western Australia as part of the ECB\'s \'international pathway\' scheme has previously been tipped as a future England player by former skipper Michael Vaughan.

Donald says he is inspired by the progress 19 year old Haseeb Hameed and 22 year old Ben Duckett have made with England, with both making their international Test debuts this winter in the subcontinent.

"They have spurred me on, absolutely," Donald told BBC Radio Wales Sport.

"I came through the age groups with Has [Hameed] and have played a lot of winter cricket with him.

"The England set-up is affording young guys playing a certain style who have performed well a chance.

"There is Ben Duckett as well who forced his way in through weight of runs.

"It is a really great place to be in and an exciting England team at the minute across all formats.

"It is exciting to watch and a team you really want to be a part of."

Donald, who has been working with respected coach Neil Holder in Perth - who previously coached Australian Test batsman Justin Langer and Mike Hussey - says he wants to add consistency to his game next season.

In his maiden first-class county season, the Glamorgan youngster reached 1,000 first class runs and equalled the world record for the fastest first-class century during 2016.

"I was lucky to have the opportunities I did last year and I think I was the only guy to play in every match across every format all season," he said.

"Passing 1000 first class runs was a big moment and I had a great day up in Colwyn Bay with a big score. Hopefully I can kick on and keep impressing.

"Being more consistent in all formats is the aim and converting more starts into hundreds."

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