Kentís Northeast earns England U19 call

KENT batsman Sam Northeast (pictured)has been named in the England U19 squad for its home series against Bangladesh U19“s. Young England will play their Bangladesh counterparts in two Tests, followed by a five-match ODI series, before finishing with two Twenty20 fixtures.

The home side, captained by Hampshire’s Hamza Riazuddin, begins its series at Scarborough on July 6 before the second Test commences at the County Ground, Derbyshire, on Sunday July 12.

Friends Provident England U19 squad:
Scott Borthwick – Durham
Danny Briggs – Hampshire
Nathan Buck – Leicestershire
Joshua Cobb – Leicestershire (first Test only)
Jaik Mickleburgh – Essex
Sam Northeast – Kent
Thomas Poynton – Derbyshire (WK)
Azeem Rafiq – Yorkshire
Hamza Riazuddin – Hampshire (C)
James Taylor – Leicestershire (first Test only)
James Vince – Hampshire
Luke Wells – Sussex
David Willey – Northamptonshire (second Test only)
Chris Wood – Hampshire

FRIENDS PROVIDENT U19 TEST SERIES
06 – 09 July England U19 v Bangladesh U19 Scarborough Cricket Club
12 – 15 July England U19 v Bangladesh U19 County Ground, Derby

FRIENDS PROVIDENT ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL SERIES
18 July – England U19 v Bangladesh U19 Grace Road, Leicester
19 July – England U19 v Bangladesh U19 Grace Road, Leicester
21 July – England U19 v Bangladesh U19 County Ground, Northampton
23 July – England U19 v Bangladesh U19 County Ground, Hove (Live TV)
24 July – England U19 v Bangladesh U19 County Ground, Hove, Floodlit (Live TV)

FRIENDS PROVIDENT U19 TWENTY20 SERIES
28 July – England U19 v Bangladesh U19 Sleaford Cricket Club, Lincolnshire
29 July – England U19 v Bangladesh U19 Sleaford Cricket Club, Lincolnshire

Picture: Terry Mahoney