BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - WITH the longer version of their series set to bowl off shortly, Cricket West Indies has announced the names of players in the West Indies A Team that would be playing against New Zealand.
Cricket West Indies, on Saturday (Nov. 28), announced the squad that include T20 specialists Nicholas Pooran, Brandon King and Fabian Allen.
The West Indies A Team will be engaged in two four-day matches that will begin on December 3-6 at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui and on December 11-14 at Saxton Oval in Nelson.
In its media statement, Cricket West Indies announced that the 14-member squad includes the six reserve players who are in New Zealand alongside the Test squad, along with several players with international experience in white-ball cricket, who are participating in the ongoing T20 International Series.
Commenting on the makeup of the squad, Roger Harper, CWI Lead Selector, said: “This series will give our players an opportunity to play first-class cricket against foreign opposition as well as experience different conditions here in New Zealand. It will also help to keep them in the frame should the need for replacements for the Test team arise, as we will have players who have been playing red-ball cricket and inform to consider.”
According to CWI, the captain of the team would be selected at a later date.
Listed below is the full squad:
Fabian Allen
Nkrumah Bonner
Joshua DaSilva
Brandon King
Kyle Mayers
Preston McSween
Shayne Moseley
Nicholas Pooran
Rovman Powell
Raymon Reifer
Jayden Seales
Romario Shepherd
Oshane Thomas
Hayden Walsh
