Archie Vaughan
English cricketer (born 2005)
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Archie Matthew Vaughan (born 9 December 2005) is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset and the England national under-19 cricket team. He is a right handed batsman and right arm off spin bowler.[1] He made his List A cricket debut on 26 July 2024 in the One-Day Cup against Kent. He is the son of former England Test captain Michael Vaughan.
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
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| Full name | Archie Matthew Vaughan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 December 2005 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Michael Vaughan (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Somerset (squad no. 66) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 29 August 2024 Somerset v Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 26 July 2024 Somerset v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life and education
Born in Sheffield, Vaughan and his sister Tallula are the children of Nichola and Michael Vaughan.[2] He was educated at Millfield where he captained the first-XI cricket team.[3] He played for Baslow CC in Derbyshire before moving on to play for Alderley Edge. He also played age-group cricket for Cheshire.[4]
Career
He played for Somerset County Cricket Club at under-15 through to under-18 level, prior to signing for the Somerset Cricket Academy.[5][6] In April 2024, he opened the batting for Somerset second-XI alongside Jack Leach against Yorkshire second-XI at Headingley, scoring 61 runs.[7] In May 2024, he signed a two and-a-half year professional contract with Somerset.[8][9][10][11]
Vaughan made his List A debut for Somerset against Kent at Taunton on 26 July 2024 in the One-Day Cup, but took no wickets and was run out without facing a ball.[12][13][14] He made his first-class debut in that year's County Championship, for Somerset against Durham at Taunton on 29 August,[15] and took his maiden first-class wicket the following day with only his sixth delivery.[16][17]
In just his second first-class appearance on 9–12 September 2024, Vaughan proved the "match-winner" as Somerset "pulled off one of the greatest County Championship victories in their history" by defeating Championship leaders and reigning champions Surrey.[18] Having taken his maiden five-wicket haul in their first innings, he added another five wickets in their second to complete a ten-wicket haul and finish with match figures of 11/140.[18][19] He scored his maiden century in the One-Day Cup against Northants on 26 August 2025, scoring an unbeaten 109.[20]
Vaughan signed a new three-year contract with Somerset in November 2025, tying him into the club until at least the end of the 2028 season.[21]
International career
Archie Vaughan made his International Debut for England national Under-19 Team in June 2024 and was picked in January 2025 to captain England's Young Lions to play three youth one-day internationals and two youth Tests against South Africa national under-19 cricket team in South Africa.[22][23]
He played for a Young Lions Invitational XI against England U19 at Loughborough in June 2024 and, whilst bowling, took the wicket of Rocky Flintoff, son of his father's former England teammate Andrew.[24] The following week, Vaughan was called-up to the England national under-19 cricket team.[25][26][27][28]
He was again recalled to play youth Test against India national under-19 cricket team in July 2025.[29] In the second innings of the first youth test he took 6 wickets.[30]