Sunday, May 28th, 2023

WORCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY GEARING UP FOR T20, 50 OVER AND TWO-DAY ACTION

Worcestershire CCC Academy (Under-18s) are gearing up for a busy period of T20, 50 over and a two-day encounter during the next four days.

On Bank Holiday Monday (May 29) they will do battle with local rivals Warwickshire Under-18s in two T20 matches at Stourport CC.

The opening fixture will be an ECB T20 Cup match (10.30am start) with a friendly fixture then getting underway between the two sides at approximately 3pm.

The Academy will then switch to 50 over mode for a friendly encounter with a Herefordshire Development X1 at Brockhampton CC on Tuesday (11am start).

Wednesday and Thursday will consist of a two-day match at Kidderminster CC against a Warwickshire EPP X1 (11 am start).

For tomorrow’s double header, Ciaran Baker-Smith will skipper the side, with Callum Butler keeping wicket.

WORCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY SIDES (UNDER-18s).

MONDAY – L. Ingram, R. Evitts, M. Lamb, C. Butler (w), J. Cox, R. Goodman, T. Cox, J. Leach, C. Baker-Smith *, J. Warner, H. Ajaz, B. Clements.

TUESDAY – J. Cox, M. Lamb, L. Powell (w), L. Ingram, C. Baker-Smith *, J. Leach, C. Egerton, H. Ajaz, F. Saeed, B. Clements, I. Elkins, S. Mir.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY – F. Gunston *, L. Hursthouse, R. Goodman, S. Essenhigh (w), T. Cox, J. Leach, R.Chahal, A. Annamalai, S. Clements, G. Stevenson, J. Harrison, Z. Watkins, O. Smith.