COUNTIES CRICKET Championship fixtures & team news
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- Created on Sunday, 06 August 2023 05:17
- Last Updated on Sunday, 06 August 2023 06:03
- Published on Sunday, 06 August 2023 05:17
- Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent
Garrett, who played his formative cricket in Hertfordshire, joined Warwickshire while he was studying at Shrewsbury School and made his only previous appearance for Shropshire against Dorset in a rain-affected Championship match at his home club Shrewsbury in 2019.
His Warwickshire commitments have since limited Garrett’s availability but he is not required for Metro Bank One Day Cup duties this weekend and also has no Second XI commitments so he will head to Wimborne.
Garrett is one of two changes to the side beaten by Cornwall with Shifnal and Worcestershire Academy all-rounder Jack Home recalled. Home and Garrett replace Sam Ellis and Tim Maxfield.
Dorset have included batters Kieran Laird and Ben Rogers, both members of this season’s county Under-18s team, in their squad for possible debuts.
Ben Fletcher makes his seasonal debut and Jacob Gordon his first Championship appearance in two years.
Cornwall host Wiltshire at St Austell without batter Alex Blake who is on Metro Bank Cup duty with Kent. England Under-19 all-rounder Fateh Singh, who replaced Blake for the last four sessions of the Shropshire match, is required by Nottinghamshire this weekend.
Former Shropshire batter Xavie Clarke is recalled and Helston’s Dan Jenkin will make his Championship debut.
Wiltshire welcome back wicketkeeper/batter Ben Draper but travel without former England Under-19 all-rounder Arthur Godsal.
Defending champions Berkshire will hope that it is third time lucky when they host Cheshire at Finchampstead in Western Division One in their final home match of the season.
Berkshire’s first two Championship matches against Devon and Oxfordshire were both rain-affected draws although bad weather has also prevented anyone else from stealing an advantage in the Western Division’s top- flight.
Berkshire welcome back all-rounder Andy Rishton, who replaces Gareth Harte, in the only change to the side that came close to forcing victory against Oxfordshire.
Cheshire suffered a complete washout against Herefordshire at Alderley Edge which meant that Flowery Field wicketkeeper Owen Feakes missed out on his county debut.
Feakes has retained his place in this weekend’s squad but Cheshire have made four changes with Luke Young, Andy Jackson, Sam Grant and Charles Lowen coming in.
The absentees include Nottinghamshire off-spinner Matt Carter who is playing for Trent Rockets in The Hundred.
Devon face Oxfordshire at Exeter with Plympton batter Elliot Hamilton and his club-mate, all-rounder Ben Privett, included in a 13-man squad.
Both missed the draw with Berkshire through injury and come into the squad along with Cornwood’s bowling all-rounder Matt Skeemer.
Matt Jeacock, Sandford’s opening bowler, is in a senior squad for the first time.
Batter Zach Lion-Cachet will make his first Championship appearance in two years for Oxfordshire as a replacement for Tom Condon in the sole change to the side that drew with Berkshire.
Eastern Division One pacesetters Buckinghamshire host Lincolnshire, last season’s national runners-up, hoping to make it three straight wins since they were promoted last season.
Durant Cricket National Counties Championship
Sunday August 6-Tuesday August 8 (11am)
Eastern Division One
Chesham: Buckinghamshire v Lincolnshire, Horsford: Norfolk v Staffordshire.
Western Division One
Finchampstead: Berkshire v Cheshire, Exeter: Devon v Oxfordshire.
Eastern Division Two
Saffron Walden: Cambridgeshire v Bedfordshire, Jesmond: Northumberland v Hertfordshire.
Western Division Two
St Austell: Cornwall v Wiltshire, Wimborne: Dorset v Shropshire.
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