Congratulations to both Ben Mason and Jai Charan, who have been named in England Men’s Learning Disability squad for the first time.
They join Kester Sainsbury, who has gone on two Ashes tours despite only turning 20 in the summer, and Martin Henderson in the squad of 14 as four Middlesex players who will feature in the Tri-Series.
Mason, who bowls left arm spin, and pace-bowler Charan have both been part of the Middlesex Disability set up for over six years, having got into the game through attending a Middlesex Super 1s Disability Hub, which was hosted at their school.
They will be part of the tour which will compete in a tri-series against South Africa and Australia, with the majority of games being played at the Groenkloof Oval in Pretoria.
Ahead of the tour, Head of Disability Cricket at ECB, Ian Martin, said: “Our national disability squads have a really exciting winter to look forward to. The number of debutants that the squad has evidences the growth in our side of the sport and an increasing talent pool.
I am looking forward to seeing Chris Edwards and the LD side defending their Tri-Nations title next month in South Africa.”
We wish them the best of luck next month!
England Men’s LD Tri-Series schedule
10 November, Warm Up-T20: England v Australia, Groenkloof Oval
11 November, Warm Up-T20: England v South Africa, Groenkloof Oval
12 November. 2nd T20: England v Australia, Groenkloof Oval
12 November. 3rd T20: England v South Africa, Groenkloof Oval
14 November. 6th T20: England v Australia, Groenkloof Oval
17 November. 8th T20: England v Australia, Groenkloof Oval
18 November, 9th T20: England v South Africa, Groenkloof Oval
19 November, T20 Final: SuperSport Park
England Men’s LD Tri-Series squad
Christopher Edwards (Cheshire & Tridents, cap)
Alex Jarvis (Yorkshire & Pirates)
Alfie Pyle (Sussex & Hawks)
Benjamin Mason (Middlesex & Pirates)
Robert Hewitt (Yorkshire & Hawks)
Daniel Bowser (Devon & Pirates)
Jaidev Charan (Middlesex & Black Cats)
Jonathan Gale (Surrey & Black Cats)
Jordyn Dore (Sussex & Tridents)
Kester Sainsbury (Middlesex & Tridents)
Kieron McKinney (Cheshire & Pirates)
Martin Henderson (Middlesex & Black Cats)
Ronnie Jackson (Essex & Hawks)
Tayler Young (Surrey & Black Cats)
Captain Chris Edwards: “We have worked hard throughout the summer, and I am looking forward to welcoming our three new squad members and seeing them in action, a first tour is always exciting and each of them will add to our squad with different skillsets.
It is a few years since we played South Africa 2017 in England, while we played Australia last year in Brisbane, and we’re looking forward to trying to defend our trophy.”
