, ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Say ers ▁hit ▁his ▁sixth ▁first - class ▁century , ▁coming ▁off ▁ 3 1 8 ▁balls ▁and ▁taking ▁over ▁six ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁hours , ▁against ▁Dur ham ▁at ▁He ading ley ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁home ▁fi xture ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season , ▁as ▁he ▁carried ▁his ▁bat ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁inn ings , ▁hitting ▁a ▁then ▁personal ▁best ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 4 9 ▁not ▁out . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁sur pass ed ▁this ▁score ▁against ▁Kent ▁at ▁the ▁Nev ill ▁Gr ound , ▁Royal ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s , ▁scoring ▁ 1 8 7 . ▁Say ers ▁played ▁club ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Ho y lands wa ine ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁in ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁Premier ▁League . ▁His ▁first - class ▁career ▁with ▁York shire ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁England ▁L ions ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Say ers ▁replaced ▁Jonathan ▁Tro tt ▁in ▁the ▁England ▁L ions ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁tour ▁match ▁against ▁Australia ▁before ▁the ▁fifth ▁Ash es ▁Test ▁match . ▁ ▁Ill ness ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Say ers ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁post - vir al ▁fat igue ▁synd rome . ▁It ▁meant ▁that ▁his ▁season ▁was ▁over ▁before ▁it ▁had ▁really ▁started , ▁and ▁whilst ▁his ▁playing ▁colle agues ▁made ▁a ▁serious ▁attempt ▁at ▁the ▁County ▁Championship ▁title , ▁Say ers ▁was ▁hardly