Gloucestershire trio named in England Lions squad
9 August 2024
Gloucestershire’s Ajeet Singh Dale, Ollie Price and Zaman Akhter have been named in the England Lions squad for an upcoming four-day match against Sri Lanka.
The in-form trio are part of a 12-player England Lions squad for the match which will take place at the Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester, Wednesday 14th August – Saturday 17th August.
The international call-up is a first for fast bowlers Zaman Akhter and Ajeet Singh Dale, both of whom have been in scintillating form for Gloucestershire this season. Further involvement for Ollie Price, meanwhile, is not only testament to his continued good form across all formats for Shire, but will see him return to the Lions set-up for a second time following his call-up for the England Lions’ tour of India earlier this year.
England Lions 12-man squad: Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Zaman Akhter (Gloucestershire), Kasey Aldridge (Somerset), Josh Hull (Leicestershire), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire), Ben McKinney (Durham), Ollie Price (Gloucestershire), James Rew (Somerset), Hamza Shaikh (Warwickshire), Ajeet Singh Dale (Gloucestershire), Rob Yates (Warwickshire)
England Men’s Performance Director, Ed Barney, said: “We’ve selected an exciting squad which brings a balance of exceptionally high-potential cricketers and proven performance. This selection follows on from the First-Class Counties representative XI fixture early in the summer where some of the brightest talent excelled against the West Indies.”
“I have every confidence that we will continue to see these players enjoy, thrive and excel in the international arena, which for some will be their first full England Lions exposure.”
