COUNTIES CRICKET National T20 Trophy preview
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- Last Updated on Sunday, 25 May 2025 10:23
- Published on Sunday, 25 May 2025 10:00
- Written by PAUL BOLTON Cricket Correspondent
The match was scheduled to be played at the County Ground but has been moved to Blundell’s to avoid a clash with today's Great West Run in Exeter.
Devon were edged out by Berkshire by two wickets at Blundell’s in a Trophy match last Sunday but today’s squad is much-changed.
Lawrence Walker takes over as T20 captain from James Horler, who leads Devon in the other formats, and Zach Vukusic, a Croatian T20 international, is a likely debutant.
Plymouth all-rounder Matt Whalley is another newcomer with Josh Nott, Callum Harvey and Jon Triner included in a T20 squad for the first time.
Herefordshire give a debut to Halesowen batter/off-spinner Hasan Mahmood against Wiltshire at Eastnor.
Slow left-armer Ben Clarke makes his first competitive appearance of the season having played against MCC last weekend and pace bowler Sam Keeling-Wright, who has been trialling with Northamptonshire, returns from injury.
Wiltshire are without Warwickshire’s Jake Lintott for the first time this season with Alfie Johnson and Jonathan Sadler called up.
Next Friday Wiltshire face a T20 Showcase Match against Glamorgan at Swindon’s County Ground in the second match of a double-header with the women’s sides of the respective counties playing earlier in the day.
Derbyshire batter Aneurin Donald will make his first appearance for Wales NC in 11 years when they begin their T20 campaign with a double-header against Bedfordshire at Southill Park.
Donald was with Glamorgan when he last played for Wales and his first-class career has since taken him to Hampshire and, since 2023, Derbyshire.
He has yet to feature for Derbyshire this season having suffered a shoulder injury fielding as a substitute in their County Championship opener against Gloucestershire in early April.
Donald has now regained fitness and has made himself available to Wales as he attempts to find form ahead of the start of Derbyshire’s Vitality Blast season next week.
Wales have also included two debutants, Hugo Caldicott and Luke Humphries, in their squad along with two Glamorgan staff men, Ben Morris and Henry Hurle.
Bedfordshire have batter Amrit Basra in their side for the first time this season but experienced all-rounder Matt Coles misses out through injury.
Seamer Muhammad Salahuddin and spinner Joe Johnson are in line to make their Bedfordshire debuts.
Bedfordshire will also be accepting donations of essential foodstuffs at today’s match in support of their designated charity, IMPAKT Housing.
IMPAKT helps homeless people in Bedfordshire and the county club will be accepting donations of items including tinned food, rice, pasta, biscuits, sauces, tea and coffee at Southill Park.
Oxfordshire have included Sussex batter Archie Lenham in their side for the double-header against Berkshire at Challow & Childrey.
Oxfordshire have a formal partnership with Sussex which has seen local youngsters James Coles, Zach Lion-Cachet and Harrison Ward all graduate to the first-class ranks with the south coast county.
Lenham will make his Oxfordshire debut in a side captained by Ward with Lion-Cachet making his first appearance of the season.
Oxfordshire have also included Oxford UCCE spinner Ahmed Khan in their squad for a possible county debut.
Tomorrow Oxfordshire face Surrey in a T20 Showcase Match at Thame.
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Donald was with Glamorgan when he last played for Wales and his first-class career has since taken him to Hampshire and, since 2023, Derbyshire.
He has yet to feature for Derbyshire this season having suffered a shoulder injury fielding as a substitute in their County Championship opener against Gloucestershire in early April.
Donald has now regained fitness and has made himself available to Wales as he attempts to find form ahead of the start of Derbyshire’s Vitality Blast season next week.
Wales have also included two debutants, Hugo Caldicott and Luke Humphries, in their squad along with two Glamorgan staff men, Ben Morris and Henry Hurle.
Bedfordshire have batter Amrit Basra in their side for the first time this season but experienced all-rounder Matt Coles misses out through injury.
Seamer Muhammad Salahuddin and spinner Joe Johnson are in line to make their Bedfordshire debuts.
Bedfordshire will also be accepting donations of essential foodstuffs at today’s match in support of their designated charity, IMPAKT Housing.
IMPAKT helps homeless people in Bedfordshire and the county club will be accepting donations of items including tinned food, rice, pasta, biscuits, sauces, tea and coffee at Southill Park.
Oxfordshire have included Sussex batter Archie Lenham in their side for the double-header against Berkshire at Challow & Childrey.
Oxfordshire have a formal partnership with Sussex which has seen local youngsters James Coles, Zach Lion-Cachet and Harrison Ward all graduate to the first-class ranks with the south coast county.
Lenham will make his Oxfordshire debut in a side captained by Ward with Lion-Cachet making his first appearance of the season.
Oxfordshire have also included Oxford UCCE spinner Ahmed Khan in their squad for a possible county debut.
Tomorrow Oxfordshire face Surrey in a T20 Showcase Match at Thame.
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