Hampshire will be giving a County Championship debut to at least one player, as both Irfan Shah and Chris Tremlett are included in the squad for the CricInfo Championship clash against top-of-the-table Middlesex at Southgate.
The pair are in the squad of 12, that is without Alan Mullally, who is on England international duty.
Tremlett has played one first-class game, against New Zealand 'A' two seasons ago, while Shah is included for the first time, with the prospect of a typical turning Southgate wicket requiring Hampshire to list two spinners.
Team: GW White, DA Kenway, WS Kendall, RA Smith (capt), NC Johnson, LR Prittipaul, AN Aymes (w-k), AD Mascarenhas, SD Udal, AC Morris, IH Shah, CT Tremlett.