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Ian Chadband

Inspired by Warner, Dixon shines at Under-19 World Cup

A teenager in the same mould as his hero David Warner (pictured) is now inspiring the U-19s. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Harry Dixon, one of Australian cricket's brightest young prospects, has inspired the national teenage side to a mammoth victory in their latest one-sided contest at the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa.

The 18-year-old opener from Melbourne, an aggressive left-hander who reckons David Warner is his hero, led from the front in Thursday's clash, cracking 89 off 108 balls to lay the foundations of Australia's second straight win in the competition over Zimbabwe.

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