Worcestershire CCC Academy (Under-18s) open their ECB County Championship campaign tomorrow (Tuesday) against Northamptonshire at Kidderminster (11am start).
Opening batter Ismael Mohammed will captain the Academy for the opening game in the six-team Group Two.
He takes over as skipper from Joe Stanley who is playing for Shropshire – along with Jack Home and Ben Parker – in their National Counties Western Division Two encounter with Cornwall at St. Austell.
It is a hectic period as Worcestershire will play five games by the start of September in the three-day competition.
Cricket Wales, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Warwickshire will provide the other opposition.
Worcestershire Academy (Under-18s)
Oli Halion
Ismael Mohammed ©
Rehaan Edavalath
Oli Cox
Reeve Evitts
Ciaran Baker-Smith
Ben Clarke
Luke Powell (w)
Callum Bennett
Harry Darley
Jack Warner
Bilal Arshad
ECB COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES
26,27,28 Northamptonshire (Kidderminster)
AUGUST
2,3,4 Wales (Abergavenny)
16,17,18 Gloucestershire (Stourbridge)
23,24,25 Somerset (Taunton Vale)
30,31, September 1 Warwickshire (Barnt Green)
