Monday, August 13th, 2018

Academy Revert Back To Tri-Series Action At Bromsgrove Cc

Worcestershire Academy turn their attention back to the Tri-Series with Northamptonshire and Leicestershire this week.

The Under-17s recorded an excellent victory in their final ECB County Championship encounter of the summer with Devon at Sandford.

Now they will do battle with Leicestershire in a three-day match at Bromsgrove CC beginning on Tuesday.

Nine of the side which overcame Devon, including captain and second half century-maker Zain Ul-Hassan, have been named in the squad.

Academy coach Elliot Wilson has included a triallist in batsman Alex Eckland who is a pupil at Millfield School and has played previously for Devon and Somerset.

Also selected in the squad is left arm spinner Lewis Evans who was part of the Midlands squad for the ESCA Bunburys Festival in 2017.

He is currently part of the Worcestershire CCC satellite Shropshire academy run by former County paceman Paul Pridgeon.

WORCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY (from):

Clist

Lea

Holland

Clarke

Ul-Hassan

Eckland

Clark

Parker-Cole

Evans

Bragg

Davis

Hardwick