Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024

ACADEMY LAUNCH CAMPAIGN WITH KIDDERMINSTER 50 OVER DOUBLE HEADER

Worcestershire CCC Academy (Under-18s) will launch their 2024 fixture programme with a 50 over double header at Kidderminster this week.

The Academy will take on Nottinghamshire tomorrow (Wednesday 3 April) at Chester Road and then 24 hours later will do battle with Gloucestershire.

Both games are scheduled to get underway at 11am.

Four new members of the Academy 2023-204 intake are included in both squads in pace bowlers Ollie Smith and Ben Clements, all-rounder Toby Cox and batter Fin Goodman.

Seth Essenhigh will keep wicket for both games after last summer making his debut for Worcestershire Seconds as a 15-year-old, with the captain to be confirmed.

The Academy are putting the accent on 50 over cricket during the opening part of the season when they will play seven successive games in that format.

SQUAD V NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Louis Hursthouse
Lucas Ingram
Fin Goodman
Seth Essenhigh (w)
Jack Home
Ben Clarke
Henry Hawes
Toby Cox
Ciaran Baker-Smith
Josh Leach
Charlie Egerton
Ollie Smith
Ben Clements

SQUAD V GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Louis Hursthouse
Toby Cox
Fin Goodman
Seth Essenhigh (w)
Jack Home
Ben Clarke
Henry Hawes
Josh Leach
Jeet Varaich
Asad Ullah Azami
Shayan Tahmeed
Ollie Smith
Ben Clements