Compton named in County Select XI squad
Monday 23rd May 2022
Kent opener Ben Comption has been selected to the County Select XI squad that will play New Zealand in a four-day match at the Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford from Thursday.
Former Kent Academy scholar, Sussex’s Ollie Robinson, and Warwickshire’s Dom Sibley, are the two England capped players in a 12-man squad that will be overseen by ECB Elite Performance Pathway Coach, Richard Dawson.
Left-hander Compton, who leads the run-scoring in Division One of the LV= Insurance County Championship this season with 878, has been rewarded with a place following his start to the Summer.
The squad was selected from the pool of available players following consultation with the first-class counties.
Richard Dawson said: “We have selected a strong squad of players who are in form and who deserve the opportunity to test themselves against high-class international opposition.
“Matches like this provide a valuable opportunity to see how the selected players handle a step up from county ranks and I am looking forward to working alongside them.
“I would also like to thank the first-class counties for their collaborative approach during a busy period.”
County Select XI squad:
- Jack Blatherwick (Lancashire)
- Michael Burgess (Warwickshire)
- Ben Compton (Kent)
- Ben Gibbon (Worcestershire)
- Nick Gubbins (Hampshire)
- Tom Haines (Sussex)
- Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire)
- Ryan Patel (Surrey)
- Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire)
- Jamie Porter (Essex)
- Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
- Dom Sibley (Warwickshire)
