Worcestershire Academy are back in ECB County Championship Group Two action tomorrow (Tuesday) when they take on Gloucestershire in a three-day encounter at Dumbleton CC.
The Academy, who have won the group for the past two years, have drawn their opening two games in the tournament with Northamptonshire and Wales.
They are currently lying fourth in the six team table with 23 points.
Opponents Gloucestershire are currently top with 35 points followed by Warwickshire (33) and Wales (25).
Worcestershire have named a 12 strong squad with Ben Clarke skippering the side and Seth Essenhigh keeping wicket.
Worcestershire Academy
Toby Cox
Daniel Lategan
Flynn Gunston
Fin Goodman
Nathan Jukes
Seth Essenhigh (w)
Yusuf Akbar
Ben Clarke (c)
Charlie Egerton
Josh Leach
Ben Clements
Ollie Smith
*All four Worcestershire players selected to play for the Midlands in the ECB Bunbury Festival at Loughborough – Alfie Higgins, Lucian Brockman, Jeet Varaich and Joe Porter – appeared in the opening T20 match against London-East.
Brockman picked up two wickets, Porter took a catch and Higgins (14) top-scored for the Midlands who were bowled out for 68 in reply to London-East’s 114-9.
