Hooper cleared to make debut for Lancashire
Kent have kept faith with the squad that travelled to Chelmsford for the National League clash with Essex on Sunday
Andrew Miller
13-May-2003
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Division One
Kent v Middlesex, Canterbury
Kent have kept faith with the squad that travelled to Chelmsford for the
National League clash with Essex on Sunday. David Fulton and Min Patel
continue their recoveries from eye and back operations respectively, while
Amjad Khan remains sidelined by shin problems. Ben Gannon, left out of
Middlesex's rain-affected draw with Lancashire, could replace the legspinner
Imran Tahir, depending on the state of the Canterbury wicket.
Lancashire v Essex, Old Trafford
Andrew Flintoff is struggling with an arm injury and may miss out, but Gary
Keedy should keep his place after figures of 6 for 68 against Middlesex last
week. Kyle Hogg is still out with a torn calf muscle. Carl Hooper will make
his Lancashire debut after receiving clearance to play from the England &
Wales Cricket Board. Darren Robinson is ruled out of Essex's team with a
calf injury, which means Rav Bopara, 18, is set for his first appearance of
the season.
Surrey v Leicestershire, The Oval
Rikki Clarke replaces Alex Tudor, who faces a scan on his troublesome knee.
Ian Salisbury is also named in the 12-man squad after recovering from a
finger injury, but Graham Thorpe is overlooked for the third consecutive
championship match. Virender Sehwag, Darren Stevens and Charlie Dagnall
return to Leicestershire's team, and Phil DeFreitas has shaken off a back
problem.
Division Two
Durham v Worcestershire, Stockton
Injury problems continue to dog Durham's season, with
Paul Collingwood (shoulder), Dewald Pretorius (thigh), Mark Davies (lung)
and Nicky Hatch (Achilles) all unavailable. Javagal Srinath is recalled
after being rested for the near-embarrassment against Durham UCCE last week.
Graeme Hick and Nantie Hayward return for Worcestershire - they both opted
out of the tied tour match against Zimbabwe. Steve Rhodes returns at the
expense of Jamie Pipe, while the South African allrounder Andrew Hall makes
his championship debut.
Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bristol
Gloucestershire have named an unchanged side after their six-wicket victory
over Glamorgan strengthened their position at the top of the Second
Division. Hampshire are expected to rest Wasim Akram, with James Tomlinson,
another left-arm seamer, taking his place. Tomlinson, 20, has been drafted
into the squad from Cardiff UCCE, as cover for Ed Giddins who is recovering
from a rib injury.
Northamptonshire v Yorkshire, Northampton
Mike Hussey, Andre Nel, David Sales, Phil Jaques, Jeff Cook and Toby Bailey
are all recalled by Northamptonshire, after that embarrassing midweek defeat
against Cambridge UCCE. Neither Gerry Brophy or David Paynter are retained,
despite both scoring centuries in that match. Chris Silverwood misses out
for Yorkshire, after an elbow injury flared up during the heavy defeat by Derbyshire.
Somerset v Glamorgan, Taunton
Peter Bowler and Aaron Laraman return to the Somerset side at the expense of
Keith Dutch and Keith Parsons, who sat out that shock defeat by Scotland in
the National League. Jonathan Hughes, who scored a century against Somerset
in a pre-season friendly, will make his first appearance of the season for
Glamorgan. He replaces Andrew Davies.