Gloucs v Kent (Sat, 11am)
Kent travel to Bristol looking for a fourth successive Specsavers County Championship on Saturday (11am) to boost promotion hopes.
After qualifying for the Royal London One-Day Cup knockout stages, Kent revert to red-ball cricket before Thursday’s 50-over quarter-final at Trent Bridge.
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Paceman Grant Stewart and wicketkeeper-batsman Ollie Robinson are named in a 13-man squad with Alex Blake (thumb), Sam Billings (England duty), Calum Haggett (back), James Tredwell (shoulder) unavailable for the visitors.
Stewart took 6/67 for the second XI this week after returning from a hamstring strain and Robinson has scored three half-centuries and a double hundred so far this summer.
Gloucestershire’s 19-year-old Bristol-born off-spinner George Drissell could make his second Championship appearance after making his debut last season.
Wicketkeeper-batsman James Bracey and all-rounder Keiran Noema-Barnett return to the hosts’ squad after not playing in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
Kent squad: 6 Joe Denly (c), 23 Daniel Bell-Drummond, 16 Zak Crawley, 58 Sean Dickson, 24 Matt Henry, 4 Heino Kuhn, 1 Harry Podmore, 33 Adam Riley, 21 Ollie Robinson, 12 Adam Rouse, 3 Darren Stevens, 9 Grant Stewart, 5 Ivan Thomas.
Glos squad: 15 Chris Dent (c), 13 Benny Howell, 27 Gareth Roderick, 25 James Bracey, 21 George Hankins, 10 Jack Taylor, 12 Graeme van Buuren, 11 Kieron Noema-Barnett, 29 Ryan Higgins, 34 Craig Miles, 23 Chris Liddle, George Drissell, 36 Matt Taylor.