De Caires to lead PCC Select XI

Josh De Caires will captain a Professional County Club Select XI in their four-day tour game against Zimbabwe Men at Leicester this week.

De Caires, 23, has made 21 first-class appearances for Middlesex and leads a 13-player squad which also includes Warwickshire all-rounder Dan Mousley and Yorkshire leg-spinner Jafer Chohan.

Mousley made his England Men’s debut during last winter’s white-ball tour of the Caribbean while Chohan earned his maiden international call-up for that same trip.

Essex all-rounder Luc Benkenstein and Somerset wicketkeeper-batter Thomas Rew have both previously captained England Men U19s.

Andrew Flintoff will coach the team alongside Mike Yardy, Neil Killeen, Sarah Taylor, Mark Wood and Neil McKenzie.

The four-day match begins at the Uptonsteel County Ground on Thursday 15 May.

PCC Select XI squad:

Josh De Caires (Middlesex - captain), Archie Bailey (Gloucestershire), Luc Benkenstein (Essex), Jafer Chohan (Yorkshire), Ben Dawkins (Kent), Alex Green (Leicestershire), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Mitch Killeen (Durham), Ben Mayes (Hampshire), Seb Morgan (Middlesex), Dan Mousley (Warwickshire), Thomas Rew (Somerset), Jamal Richards (Essex).

ends