 Joshua Gilbert IslandStats.com The Bermuda Cricket Board a week after the other two countries announced their teams has announced the players selected to compete in the ICC Americas Under 18 Match Play Tournament, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Bermuda ICC Americas Under 18 Match Play Team
Joshua Gilbert - Somerset Cricket Club Onias Bascome - St. Georges Cricket Club Christian Burgess - St. Georges Cricket Club Zeko Burgess - St. Georges Cricket Club Seth Campbell - Western Stars Alex Dore - Southampton Rangers Kamel Easton - Somerset Cricket Club Christion Gibbons-Wade - Southampton Rangers Kwasi James - Somerset Cricket Club Shaquille Jones - Somerset Cricket Club Tre Manders - Western Stars Delray Rawlins - PHC Jordan Smith - Baileys Bay William White - PHC
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National Coach David Moore Director Terry Fray
National Coach, David Moore said, "With the change in the qualifications procedures for the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup meaning that one team from the ICC Americas will definitely participate in the tournament, this is a wonderful opportunity to get meaningful competition and review the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition as we progress to the 2013 qualifying tournament."
“This ICC Americas initiative has been led by Andy Pick, ICC Americas Development Program Officer. This tournament is a wonderful step in the process of preparation for the Under 19 World Cup qualifying tournament next year. The players that have been chosen are performing well in both matches and in practice and are developing well as a unit," continued Moore.
Moore continued, "Unfortunately, Kamau Leverock is unavailable due to school commitments in the UK. On a positive we have been able to select Onias Bascome in the squad. Bascome has been performing very well in the UK in the Warwickshire Under 18 squad. He has been released by Warwickshire and will fly and join the team. So too will Joshua Gilbert who is undertaking his National Junior Scholarship Award with Acle CC and Christian Burgess who is playing and training in Lincolnshire."
Moore concluded, "The timing of the team announcement was due to the consideration of player injuries, availability and commitment to matches and practices."
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