Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has today announced Essex trio Sam Cook, Dan Lawrence and Tom Westley in its full squad for the Champion County Match against Surrey, which takes place in Dubai next month.
Stuart Broad will captain the side for the first-class four-day match, regarded as the traditional curtain-raiser to the English county season, which begins on Sunday 24th March at the ICC Global Cricket Academy Ground.
All three players were involved in the side which won the Specsavers County Championship in 2017, and this will be Westley’s second appearance in this fixture, as he also played for MCC in the 2009 Champion County Match against Durham at Lord’s.
John Stephenson, MCC Assistant Secretary (Cricket), said: “This is a talented and exciting team which we’re very much looking forward to seeing take on Surrey.
“This group boasts plenty of experience in county cricket and we are fortunate to have Stuart Broad to lead the team as captain. He will be able to pass on some of his knowledge to the younger players in the side.”
MCC XI to play Surrey at the ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai:
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) – captain
Tom Abell (Somerset)
Dominic Sibley (Warwickshire)
Tom Westley (Essex)
Dan Lawrence (Essex)
Will Rhodes (Warwickshire)
Peter Trego (Somerset)
Ben Cox (Worcestershire) – wicket-keeper
Dominic Bess (Somerset)
Stephen Parry (Lancashire)
Sam Cook (Essex)
