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Hampshire's Mason Crane and Liam Dawson have been named in England's 16-man IT20 squad
Hampshire's Mason Crane and Liam Dawson have been named in a 16-man England squad for their three-match NatWest IT20 series against South Africa starting at the The Ageas Bowl on Wednesday 21 June.
Crane is one of five players to feature who have yet to be capped at this level, whilst Dawson is also included having impressed as part of the national set-up since making his debut at the The Ageas Bowl last year in an IT20 fixture against Sri Lanka.
Crane's first call-up comes after impressing in the North-South Series in March, and also during an ECB Overseas Placement in Sydney last winter, when he became the first overseas player since 1985 to represent New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield.
The leg-spinner is now in contention to make his England debut on his home county ground alongside Dawson who could also feature at the The Ageas Bowl, as the series gets underway at the home of Hampshire Cricket next week.
The IT20 series against South Africa presents us with an opportunity to incorporate several players who have come through the talent pathway into the senior group. The squad has an exciting blend of youth and experience and we are looking forward to a competitive series against strong opposition.
Young leg-spinner Mason Crane is another player with great promise and he has made great strides with Hampshire this season and has added to his experience with stints in the North-South Series earlier in the season, where he took crucial wickets and even earned selection for New South Wales in Australia’s premier domestic competition the Sheffield Shield.
James Whitaker, Chairman Of Selectors
Fixtures:
First NatWest IT20, England v South Africa, Wednesday June 21, The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, (6.30pm BST)
Second NatWest IT20, England v South Africa, Friday June 23, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, (5.00pm BST)
Third NatWest IT20, England v South Africa, Sunday June 25, The SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff (2.30pm BST)
England IT20 Squad:
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire) – Available for the first two matches of the series. Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Mason Crane (Hampshire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Middlesex), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain, Craig Overton (Somerset) – Available for the last two matches of the series, Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), David Willey (Yorkshire), Mark Wood (Durham) – Available for the first match of the series.
Tickets for the England v South Africa IT20 are available from £45 for Adults and £15 for Under 17s and can be purchased via the link below.
