France: Richie Benaud reports on the announcement of the French national team
France has nominated a strong squad for the ICC Trophy in Canada and two of the more interesting inclusions have only 30 years between them
Simon Hewitt (Chauny), captain, allrounder, 39, caps 97 Carl Igolen (Hertford), vice-captain, wicketkeeper-batsman, 27, caps 19 Linton Alexander (Northern), allrounder, 30, caps 20 Arun Ayyavooraju (Evry), allrounder, 15, caps 1 David Bordes (St-Astier), batsman, 26, caps 44 Guy Brumant (Olympique Guadeloupe), allrounder, 41, caps 74 Val Brumant (Paris Université), fast bowler, 39, caps 54 Pascal Culverhouse (St Albans), allrounder, 22, caps 6 Georges James (SAC Meudon), batsman, 23, caps 24 Sujeewa Mahavidanage (Chauny), allrounder, 34, caps 29 Philip Martin (Cabris), allrounder, 38, caps 15 Thierry Pascal (Cabris), batsman, 31, caps 10 Sulanga Richmond (Evry), allrounder, 16, caps 11 Paul Wakefield (Thoiry), batsman, 44, caps 21