The uncapped duo of Liam Patterson-White and Jack Blatherwick have been named as part of England’s Under 19 squad to tour India in the New Year.

Patterson-White was the leading wicket taker for Nottinghamshire’s Academy in the Premier League during 2016 and his left-arm spin is likely to come in handy in the subcontinent.

The talented all-rounder also notched 561 runs at an average of just over 30, including three half centuries, form that saw him turn out for Nottinghamshire’s Seconds on a number of occasions.

Blatherwick has just returned from a triumphant stint with the Young Lions, where he took six wickets in their ten-wicket thrashing of a UAE XI.

David Graveney OBE, the Under-19s chairman of selectors, said: “Touring India at any level is challenging, as the senior England team would confirm. But that is why it is so valuable to be able to expose our best young players to these challenges at Under-19 level.

“We expect the India team to be very strong, as they showed in the ICC Under-19 World Cup earlier this year and again in the Asia Cup, under the supervision of Rahul Dravid. So this is a huge opportunity for the 15 players who have been selected, especially with a return series against India at home next summer.

 “The Young Lions camp provided the majority of the squad with excellent preparation for the trip, with a number of ECB elite coaches supplementing the coaching staff who have been working with them throughout the winter. Paul Collingwood and Neil Killeen will now return to Durham, with England batting coach Mark Ramprakash and Jon Lewis from Sussex joining ECB lead spin-bowling coach Peter Such in Andy Hurry’s coaching team in India.”

Arriving in India on 23 January, the squad will play five one-day matches and two four-day encounters during their month-long tour.

The squad will be led by Yorkshire’s Matthew Fisher in the one-day series whilst Middlesex’s Max Holden will take the reigns in the four day matches.

 

 

England U19 Squad to tour India, January 23 – February 25

Tom Banton (Somerset)

George Bartlett (Somerset)

Aaron Beard (Essex)

Jack Blatherwick (Nottinghamshire)

Harry Brook (Yorkshire)

Henry Brookes (Warwickshire)

Jack Bruce (Middlesex)

Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire – captain for one-day series)

Max Holden (Middlesex – captain for four-day matches)

Will Jacks (Surrey)

Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire)

Ollie Pope (Surrey)

Louis Shaw (Somerset)

Delray Rawlins (Sussex)

Euan Woods (Surrey)

Fixtures: One-day series v India Under-19s (Mumbai) – Jan 30 (Wankhede Stadium), Feb 1 (CCI), 3 (CCI), 6 (Wankhede Stadium), 8 (Wankhede Stadium); Four-day matches v India Under-19s (Chennai) – Feb 13-16, 21-24 (both MA Chidambaram Stadium).

 

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