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Christian among 4 Newcomers for England T20 trip
Sammy retained as Captain
Guyanese Wicketkeeper Derwin Christian, Opening batsmen Miles Bascombe and Johnson Charles along with all rounder Nkrumah Bonner and have been called to the West Indies Twenty20 squad to play against England in September.
Dwayne Smith, the Barbadian all rounder, makes a return to the Windies team while pacer Fidel Edwards gets a Twenty20 selection after returning to Test cricket earlier this year.
The Darren Sammy led 14 man squad will play two International Twenty20s on September 23rd and 25th at the Kia Oval in London.
The 28 year-old Christian, one of three Guyanese in the squad, is an aggressive middle batsman, who represented Guyana at the Champions League T20 Tournament in South Africa last year. He said he was overjoyed when he received the news of his selection.
Dwayne Smith
“It’s great to get a chance to wear the West Indies maroon shirt. I was overjoyed and excited when I got the good news. For me it is a great honour and privilege to represent the people of the Caribbean. I am a confident player and I believe in my ability. I am a team player and I will bring a lot of energy to the team,” the DCC player, who made his First Class Debut in 2005, said.
“Christian impressed the selectors during the last Caribbean Twenty20 when he batted with a cool head and won games for Guyana, he is a pugnacious batsman who we believe can be a match winner down the order,” Chairman of selectors Clyde Butts said.
Sammy, whose initial stint as West Indies Captain ended at the end of the last West Indies against India Series, has been re-appointed Captain – in all forms of the game – for the two IT20s along with the tour to Bangladesh and India from October to December this year.
The 25 year old Bascombe, an aggressive Vincentian, plays for the Windward Islands and Combined Campuses and Colleges and has represented the West Indies A Team as well. Charles, the 22 year old St Lucian right handed top order batsman, plays for the Windward Islands and is also a Windies A selectee.
Bonner, the 22 year old CCC leg spinning all rounder from Jamaica, is also a student at the Sagicor High Performance Centre and a former West Indies Under-19 player.
Members of the Trinidad & Tobago Twenty20 squad were not considered for selection due to their participation in the Nokia Champions League in India.
Derwin Christian
“Bascombe is a Twenty20 player who has shown signs that he can take apart bowling attacks at the top of the order while Charles has been consistent in the past two years and has shown that he is capable of understanding the requirements of batting in the opening position in the shortest format,” Butts noted.
“We have identified Bonner as someone who, because he is exciting with the bat, ball and in the field, is a developing player we are looking to give him some exposure at the highest level,” Butts explained.
“Nkrumah has also had excellent reports from the Sagicor HPC Batting Coach Carl Hooper,” Butts highlighted.
Smith returns after last playing for the West Indies against Zimbabwe in an ODI in March last year. He has played 10 Tests and 77 ODIs and is expected to carry the batting burden along with experienced Jamaican middle order batsman, the stylish Marlon Samuels.
Samuels’ fellow Jamaican middle order batsman Danza Hyatt, fast rising all rounder Andre Russell and exciting Guyanese all rounder Christopher Barnwell are all expected to produce with the bat.
The bowling will be spearheaded by Edwards and leg spinner Devendra Bishoo with support from Sammy, Russell, Krishmar Santokie, spinner Ashley Nurse, Smith, Barnwell and Bonner.
West Indies Twenty20 Squad –
Darren Sammy – Captain
Christopher Barnwell
Miles Bascombe
Devendra Bishoo
Nkrumah Bonner
Johnson Charles
Derwin Christian – Wicketkeeper
Fidel Edwards
Danza Hyatt
Ashley Nurse
Andre Russell
Marlon Samuels
Krishmar Santokie
Dwayne Smith
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