NATIONAL COUNTIES Wales lead quarter finals race

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Created on Sunday, 27 June 2021 08:39

Last Updated on Sunday, 27 June 2021 08:43

Published on Sunday, 27 June 2021 08:39

Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

Wales lead the race for a place in the National Counties Trophy quarter finals. 

A two wickets victory over Oxfordshire at Banbury last weekend made it three straight wins for Wales and victory over defending champions Berkshire in their final Group Four match at Newport today would secure Wales a place in the last eight for the first time since 2015.  


Continuity has been one of the keys to Wales’ success and they have again been able to name an unchanged side with Lansdown batsman Oskar Kolk, who played first-class cricket for Eagles in Zimbabwe during the winter, in form having made a half century in two of the previous three group games. 

Kolk has been playing Second XI cricket for Derbyshire recently while Wales captain Sam Pearce and off-spinner Tegid Phillips have been regulars in Glamorgan’s Second XI T20 side. 

Berkshire welcome back wicketkeeper and assistant coach Stewart Davison and have added Wargrave leg-spinner Rhodri Lewis to the side beaten by Oxfordshire two weeks ago. 

Former Worcestershire, Somerset and Hampshire all-rounder Gareth Andrew returns for Oxfordshire for their short trip to Gerrards Cross to face Buckinghamshire. 

Seamer Robbie Shurmer also returns and batsman Freddie Smith is in line to make his first appearance of the season.  

Tring Park all-rounder Jack Rodnight is in line to make his competitive debut for Buckinghamshire having played in a friendly against Oxfordshire last season. 

Leg-spinner Stephen Croft is added to the side beaten by Bedfordshire last week.   

Devon are without unavailable Somerset seamer Ned Leonard for their Group Two match against Wiltshire at Sidmouth.

North Devon paceman Jack Popham and Exmouth batsman James Horler are added to the side which beat Cornwall. 

Ed Young, the former Gloucestershire all-rounder, returns to captain Wiltshire who will debuts to South Wilts pace bowler Josh Croom and Gloucestershire Academy wicketkeeper Max Trotman, who has played regular county Second XI cricket this season. 

Herefordshire, who currently top Group Two, host Dorset at Brockhampton and have made one change to the side that beat Wiltshire last weekend. 

Dorridge’s experienced all-rounder David Ball, who was unavailable last week, returns in place of Shameer Ahmed.

Dorset give a debut to Hampshire Academy seamer Harry Petrie who replaces Scott Currie in the only change to the side beaten by Wiltshire two weeks ago. 

National Counties Trophy (50 overs)  

Sunday June 27 (1100) * all fixtures/start times weather-permitting 
 
Group One 

Alnmouth & Lesbury: Northumberland v Cumbria. Oswestry: Shropshire v Staffordshire 

Group Two 

Sidmouth: Devon v Wiltshire. Brockhampton: Herefordshire v Dorset. 

Group Three 

Grantham: Lincolnshire v Cambridgeshire. Horsford: Norfolk v Suffolk 

Group Four 

Gerrards Cross: Buckinghamshire v Oxfordshire. Newport: Wales NC v Berkshire

 

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