Article: Somerset star hildreth enjoys his taste of international cricket

Somerset's James Hildreth has underlined his case for being the next batsman to be called up for the England Test team with his impressive showings for the England Performance Programme during their month-long tour to India, which concluded at the weekend.

In the two matches that the EPP XI played, the 23-year-old scored 134 off 130 balls in the first match, which he followed up with 63 in the second.

Both Hildreth's efforts were innings which will enhance his chances of being included in the England Lions' squad for their tour to India, which begins at the end of January.

Back at the County Ground this week, the batsman, who scored 1,000 County Championship runs for the first time in 2007, ...

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