Match Preview: Durham v Hampshire Hawks Men, Vitality Blast Quarter-Final
Hawks Men jet off to Chester-le-Street to take on Durham in the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast
Hampshire youngster Scott Currie has today been named in a 16-strong England U19 squad set to tour the Caribbean in November and December.
The series is the last competitive test for the young players before the ICC U19 World Cup, which takes place in South Africa in January and February 2020. Many of the 16 players selected featured in this summer’s tri-series against India and Bangladesh, including captain George Balderson and vice-captain George Hill.
Currie and Sam Young come into the squad having showed their potential this summer in second team cricket for Hampshire and Somerset respectively, and together for Dorset in the National Counties competition.
Former Hampshire wicketkeeper Nic Pothas will join the England U19 coaching team this winter as fielding coach, with Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell coming in as batting coach.
With the World Cup on the horizon, this is our last opportunity to assess our squad and decide which 15 players to take with us to South Africa. We’ve also taken this opportunity to look at some players who are relatively untested at this level and have the chance to force their way into our World Cup squad.
Jon Lewis, England U19 Head Coach
England U19 squad for tour of the Caribbean: George Balderson (Lancashire) captain, Kasey Aldridge (Somerset), Ben Charlesworth (Gloucestershire), Tom Clark (Sussex), Jordan Cox (Kent), Blake Cullen (Middlesex), Scott Currie (Hampshire), Harry Duke (Yorkshire), Joey Evison (Nottinghamshire), Lewis Goldsworthy (Somerset), Jack Haynes (Worcestershire), George Hill (Yorkshire), Luke Hollman (Middlesex), Dan Mousley (Warwickshire), Hamidullah Qadri (Kent), Sam Young (Somerset).
Fixtures:
Sun 1 Dec: Warm up game v Antigua XI – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Tue 3 Dec: Warm up game v Antigua XI – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Fri 6 Dec: ODI v Sri Lanka U19 – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Mon 9 Dec: ODI v West Indies U19 – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Thu 12 Dec: ODI v Sri Lanka U19 – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Fri 13 Dec: ODI v West Indies U19 – Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Tue 17 Dec: ODI v Sri Lanka U19 – Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Thu 19 Dec: ODI v West Indies U19 – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Sat 21 Dec: Tri-Series Final – Venue TBC
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