The next New Zealand A squads to play the West Indies A and Pakistan have been announced with Central Stags DOUG BRACEWELL, DANE CLEAVER and BLAIR TICKNER all in the mix for BLACKCAPS selection.

NZC Selector Gavin Larsen made it clear this was an opportunity for players to show their Test credentials.

“We’re delighted to be naming such strong squads to take on West Indies A and Pakistan,” said Larsen, who is at Pukekura Park tomorrow watching the Central Stags and Otago Volts in The Ford Trophy.

“It really does highlight the talent depth we currently have, and underlines our intentions to look at a wide group of potential Test players over this New Zealand A season.

“To have 10 BLACKCAPS included across the two games is a testament to that depth, and we know the next tier of players get a lot of out of sharing a changing room with our internationals.

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“We’re also excited to unleash Lockie Ferguson with the red ball and see what challenges his extra pace can pose to Pakistan.”

NZ A v West Indies

Bay Oval • Mount Maunganui

3-6 December 2020

DOUG BRACEWELL - Central Stags

DANE CLEAVER (w) - Central Stags

BLAIR TICKNER - Central Stags

Glenn Phillips - Auckland Aces

Joe Carter - Northern Districts

Devon Conway - Wellington Firebirds

Tim Seifert - Northern Districts

Cole McConchie - Canterbury

Mark Chapman - Auckland Aces

Nathan Smith - Otago Volts

Scott Kuggeleijn - Northern Districts

Jacob Duffy - Otago Volts

Ish Sodhi - Northern Districts

NZ A v Pakistan

Queenstown Events Centre

10-13 December 2020

DOUG BRACEWELL - Central Stags

Glenn Phillips - Auckland Aces

Henry Cooper - Northern Districts

Devon Conway - Wellington Firebirds

Tim Seifert - Northern Districts

Rachin Ravindra - Wellington Firebirds

Mark Chapman - Auckland Aces

Jimmy Neesham - Wellington Firebirds

Cameron Fletcher (wk) - Canterbury

Lockie Ferguson - Auckland Aces

Ed Nuttall - Canterbury

Scott Kuggeleijn - Northern Districts

Ish Sodhi - Northern Districts

Article added: Monday 30 November 2020