Sunday, August 18th, 2019

GUPTILL AND GROUP OF RAPIDS BLAST STARS IN BLACKFINCH NEW ROAD ACTION

worcestershire ccc supporters will be able to see martin guptill in t20 action at New Road tomorrow (monday).

guptill, the rapids leading run-scorer in the vitality blast, this summer will play for the seconds in the second of two matches against gloucestershire seconds. with free admission.

the new zealand star is one of five members of the rapids side which won a low-scoring blast game with durham at the emirates riverside on thursday who will be on duty.

tom fell, ross whiteley, dillon pennington and pat brown will feature in both matches.

fell top-scored with 28 against durham, whiteley made a crucial 24 not out at the end of the rapids innings while pennington and brown produced some superb ‘death’ bowling.

brown will captain the side in game one, which gets underway at 11.30am, with ollie westbury leading the side in game two from 3.00pm.

worcestershire seconds

game one

1. t fell
2. o westbury
3. j dell
4. r whiteley
5. n hammond
6. j dodd+
7. d pennington
8. p brown*
9. a finch
10. m stanley
11. z u hassan

game two

1. t fell
2. m guptill
3. o westbury*
4. j dell
5. r whiteley
6. n hammond
7. j dodd+
8. d pennington
9. p brown
10. a finch
11. m stanley
12. z u hassan