Cricket: England's Jofra Archer loses World Cup-winning medal during house move

Jofra Archer (left) and Chris Woakes celebrate winning the Cricket World Cup Final at Lord's.
Jofra Archer (left) and Chris Woakes celebrate winning the Cricket World Cup Final at Lord's. Photo credit: Getty

England hero Jofra Archer has revealed he's misplaced his 2019 Cricket World Cup winner's medal after losing it during a recent house move. 

Archer bowled the 'super over' as England beat the Blackcaps by a superior boundary count in the final last July at Lord's.

His heroics saw him become a household name, finishing as England's leading wicket-taker with 20 scalps at an average of 23.05.

But when asked about his souvenir from the day, Archer told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I had it hanging off a portrait someone did for me and sent to me, I had my medal hanging on that.

"I moved flat and the picture is on the new wall but there's no medal. I turned the house upside down for about a week but I still haven't managed to find it.

"I know it should be in the house so I will keep my eyes out for it, but I've gone mad looking for it already."

Archer admitted he has spent much of his time during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, having returned back to the United Kingdom from Barbados last month, looking for his medal.

"There's nothing else to do in isolation. It's all hands on deck," he added. 

In one of the most dramatic games of cricket in history, the Blackcaps posted 241/8 in their 50 overs, but an unbeaten 84 from Ben Stokes saw England reach 241 to force the match into a super over.

Stokes (eight) and Jos Buttler (seven) then posted 15 runs in the extra six balls, which New Zealand matched, but as England had a superior boundary count, they were crowned men's world champions for the first time.