England 'A' Squad to tour the West Indies
The England and Wales Cricket Board today announced its squad for the England 'A' Tour to the West Indies
ECB Media Release
18-Sep-2000
|
Mark Alleyne will captain the side Photo © CricInfo |
The England and Wales Cricket Board today announced its squad for the
England 'A' Tour to the West Indies. The team, captained by Gloucestershire's
Mark Alleyne, will take part as one of eight teams in the West Indies
four-day domestic First Class competition, the Busta Cup, in January and
February 2001.
The squad of 16 players represents a blend of youth and experience. It
contains eight players aged 22 or under (Foster, Franks, Harmison, Read,
Sales, Schofield, Sidebottom and Tudor), six players with full Test caps
(Crawley, Habib, Read, Schofield, Silverwood, Tudor), plus another three
players with One-Day International experience (Alleyne, Franks and Solanki).
Eight of the 16 players took part in the successful A Tour last winter to
Bangladesh and New Zealand. A ninth, Harmison, was selected but withdrew
through injury. Fourteen players have also represented England at Under 19
level.
Jamie Foster, the reserve wicket-keeper, is the youngest member of the squad
at 20 years of age. He played for the England Under 19 team against
Australia last summer and, as a former student at Forest School and Durham
University, has followed in the educational footsteps of Nasser Hussain.
David Graveney, Chairman of Selectors, said, "All these players have very
real chances of playing for England at Test Match level. The squad combines
both youth and experience with Alleyne and Crawley both having West Indian
touring experience.
"It will be a good challenge to play in the Busta Cup, as greater edge will
be given to the matches. Of course we will go aiming to win the
competition, but it is also important that all the players fully participate
in the tour and are given the opportunities to show how they can perform.
"It has been a very difficult squad to select, and there may be many players
who feel that they had a chance of being chosen. One of the advantages of
picking our full Test Match and One-Day squads early was that we could give
due time and consideration to the A Tour selection."
The tour's full itinerary will be confirmed as soon as possible.
England 'A' Tour Party to West Indies
Name Date of birth County ---- ------------- ------ Mark Alleyne (capt) 23.10.68 Gloucestershire Usman Afzaal 09.06.77 Nottinghamshire Jason Brown 10.10.74 Northamptonshire John Crawley (v.capt) 21.09.71 Lancashire James Foster (w/k) 15.04.80 Essex Paul Franks 03.02.79 Nottinghamshire Aftab Habib 07.02.72 Leicestershire Stephen Harmison 23.10.78 Durham Chris Read (w/k) 10.08.78 Nottinghamshire David Sales 03.12.77 Northamptonshire Chris Schofield 06.10.77 Lancashire Ryan Sidebottom 15.01.78 Yorkshire Chris Silverwood 05.03.75 Yorkshire Vikram Solanki 01.04.76 Worcestershire Alex Tudor 23.10.77 Surrey Ian Ward 30.09.73 Surrey
Tour Manager: James Whitaker
Coach: Peter Moores
Physiotherapist: Ann Brentnall
Fitness Consultant: Richard Smith
Jonathan Lewis, of Gloucestershire CCC, is being put on standby due to
injury worries to Sidebottom (groin), Harmison (shin splints) and Silverwood
(groin).
For further information, contact Mark Hodgson, ECB Corporate Affairs on
020 7432 1251