FORMER City of London Freemen's School student Rory Burns has won the 2010 Walter Lawrence Trophy.

The UWIC University Cardiff student from Epsom won the award for being the highest-scoring batsman from the six MCC Universities.

The 19-year-old left-handed opener and wicket-keeper who now plays for Banstead, hit a sizzling, unbeaten 230 against Oxford MCCU, in the MCC Universities Championship match at The Parks on April 27 - the highest score in an innings played against one of the other five MCCUs or against one of the first-class counties this season.

Burns, who has played for the Surrey second XI, hit 23 fours and four sixes in his innings, which was scored off 345 balls in the drawn game.

Burns is the sixth recipient of the award since its inception, as well as the highest scorer, and is the second Cardiff player to win it. He will receive a silver medallion and prize of £1,000 at the end-of-season dinner in The Long Room at Lord's on October 19, when the main trophy, for the fastest hundred in terms of balls faced, is presented.