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Sonny Baker and Eddie Jack Selected for England Lions
Sonny Baker and Eddie Jack selected for England Lions
Hampshire pair set to face India A in two four-day matches
Fast-bowler, Sonny Baker and all-rounder, Eddie Jack, have been included in a 15-player England Lions squad to face India A in two four-day matches in late-May and early-June.
Baker has been turning heads across the county game, bowling with searing pace, in his first full season at Hampshire. He secured a first-class five-for for the first time against Surrey in April and has claimed 11 victims in 4 matches so far this year.
Meanwhile, Eddie Jack, impressed with the ball last week, as a youthful County Select XI beat Zimbabwe in Leicester. Jack picked up five wickets including the prized scalps of skipper, Craig Ervine and star batter, Sean Williams, as Zimbabwe prepared to face England in a one-off Test Match starting tomorrow.
Somerset’s James Rew will captain the Lions for the first time with the opening match at the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in Canterbury from Friday 30 May. The second match will be staged at the County Ground in Northampton from Friday 6 June.
“This series against a strong India A side is a huge opportunity for an exciting and highly talented group of players. It will provide an opportunity both individually and collectively to excel on the international stage as we continue to succession plan for England’s future needs.”
Ed Barney, ECB Performance Director for Men's Cricket
England Lions squad:
James Rew (Somerset), Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Sonny Baker (Hampshire), Jordan Cox (Essex), Rocky Flintoff (Lancashire), Emilio Gay (Durham), Tom Haines (Sussex), George Hill (Yorkshire), Josh Hull (Leicestershire), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Ben McKinney (Durham), Dan Mousley (Warwickshire), Ajeet Singh Dale (Gloucestershire), Chirs Woakes (Warwickshire)
The England Lions squad also includes former Hampshire academy graduate Ajeet Singh Dale, who now plays at Gloucestershire.
Players involved in this series will be unavailable for the early rounds of the Vitality Blast. The T20 campaign starts on Friday 30th May with a Hampshire Hawks v Essex Double Header at Utilita Bowl.
