England Under 19 captain Shiv Thakor ruled out of SA Tour
25th January 2013ECB today announced that the England U19’s captain Shiv Thakor has been ruled out of the squad’s current tour to South Africa due to a broken finger sustained in a practice match.
The Leicestershire batsman is expected to be out of action for up to six weeks and will be replaced as captain for the remainder of the tour by Northamptonshire’s Ollie Stone.
Jamie Overton has been released from the England Performance Squad Fast Bowling Group to join the England Under 19’s for the ODI series starting in February. Jamie has been a part of the England Development Programme for the last two years and played in the ICC U19 World Cup.
Thomas Alsop of Hampshire, and a member of the EDP Under 17’s group, has also been called up as a replacement batsman to the squad. Thomas was involved in the practice and training camps the England Under 19’s attended at Loughborough prior to leaving for South Africa.