ARCHIE Vaughan, who has signed a two year contract  after graduating from the Academy, made his Somerset debut in the Metro Bank One Day Cup match against Kent on Friday evening.

During the Kent innings the 18 year old  bowled six overs of off spin that cost just 16 runs as Kent were bowled out for 267.

However when he batted Archie had the misfortune of being run out at the non strikers end without facing a ball. Straight after the match Archie talked about his Somerset debut. “It was unreal to be out there playing in front of the crowd- it felt a bit weird but it was good and hopefully I get a bit more of it.

“To be honest I wasn’t really expecting to bowl but I’m pretty happy with the way that it went for me out there. I got the call and kept it simple and it went pretty well for me.

“I don’t seem to get nervous with my bowling and it takes the pressure off my batting, so I just did my job and was happy.”

Regarding his short innings Archie said: “ I definitely want a bit more with the bat - I’ve never been out like that before and it was really frustrating, but its onwards and upwards with the batting.”

Archie played against Hampshire on Sunday and scored nine from 20 balls.