St John’s, Antigua – Leg spinner Devendra Bishoo is one of eight players with international experience named in the West Indies A squad for the First Digicel ‘Test’ against India A at Kensington Oval starting June 2.
Bishoo, who won the ICC Emerging Player of the Year for 2011 after he burst onto the international stage, has so far appeared in 11 Tests, 13 One Day Internationals and four Twenty20 Internationals.
The other seven players who have played for the West Indies senior side in various formats are Kraigg Brathwaite, Tino Best, Lendl Simmons, Donovan Pagon, Devon Thomas, Leon Johnson and Nkrumah Bonner.
The 19 year old school boy batting prodigy, Brathwaite (9 Tests) who played recently against Australia, Best (14 Tests, 12 ODIs), Simmons (8 Tests, 36 ODIs, 11 T20Is) and Pagon (2 Tests) have all tasted Test cricket action.
Antiguan wicketkeeper/batsman Thomas (9 ODIs, 1 T20I), Johnson (3 ODIs) and Bonner (2 T20Is) have played in the limited overs formats for the senior regional team.
Best the energetic and fiery fast bowler last appeared for West Indies in whites in 2009 but was named in the West Indies ODI squad against Australia this year. He did not however make the playing eleven in any of the five Digicel ODIs.
Opening batsman Simmons is making a comeback following a finger injury which he sustained while playing for Trinidad & Tobago in the Regional 4 Day Tournament in February last.
Veerasammy Permaul will resume his role as captain of the side and will have Barbadian all rounder Jason Holder as his deputy. Delorn Johnson, Jonathan Carter and Kyle Corbin complete the 13 man squad.
West Indies A Squad for First Digicel ‘Test’
Veerasammy Permaul – Captain
Jason Holder – Vice Captain
Tino Best
Devendra Bishoo
Nkrumah Bonner
Kraigg Brathwaite
Jonathan Carter
Kyle Corbin
Delorn Johnson
Leon Johnson
Donovan Pagon
Lendl Simmons
Devon Thomas – Wicketkeeper
The Digicel Series includes three ‘Tests’, two Twenty20s and three One Day matches and will be played in Barbados, St Vincent, St Lucia, Trinidad and Grenada.
This is the first assignment for Windies A in 2012. Their last engagement was against Bangladesh A in the Caribbean in November 2011.
Digicel Test Series
First Digicel ‘Test’
June 2 – 5
Kensington Oval, Barbados
Standing Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite & Joel Wilson
Standby Umpire: Jonathan Blades
Match Referee: Mervyn Jones
Second Digicel ‘Test’
June 9 – 12
Arnos Vale Cricket Ground
Standing Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite & Joel Wilson
Standby Umpire: Goaland Greaves
Match Referee: Selwyn Allen
Third Digicel ‘Test’
June 16 – 19
Beausejour Cricket Ground
Standing Umpires: Peter Nero & Nigel Duguid
Standby Umpire: Francis Maurice
Match Referee: Patrick Felix
Digicel Twenty20 Series
First Digicel T20
June 23
Queen’s Park Oval
Standing Umpires: Peter Nero & Joel Wilson
Standby Umpire: Anthony Sanowar
Match Referee: Hayden Bruce
Second Digicel T20
June 24
Queen’s Park Oval
Standing Umpires: Peter Nero & Joel Wilson
Standby Umpire: Danesh Ramdhanie
Match Referee: Hayden Bruce
Digicel One Day Series
First Digicel One Day
June 27
Grenada National Stadium
Standing Umpires: Lennox Abraham & Goaland Greaves
Standby Umpire: Vincent Bullen
Match Referee: Selwyn Allen
Second Digicel One Day
June 29
Grenada National Stadium
Standing Umpires: Lennox Abraham & Vincent Bullen
Standby Umpire: Goaland Greaves
Match Referee: Selwyn Allen
Third Digicel One Day
July 1
Grenada National Stadium
Standing Umpires: Vincent Bullen & Goaland Greaves
Standby Umpire: Lennox Abraham
Match Referee: Selwyn Allen