Club v county dilemma.Byline: By Jeff Bowron A South North divide is threatening Northumberland's bid to reach the final of the MCCA Trophy for the second time in three years. North will be Lord's-bound if they beat Wiltshire for the second time at the semi-final stage when the two sides meet at Jesmond tomorrow. However, their hopes have been hit by the unavailability of top all-rounder Stephen Humble and senior spinner Lee Crozier crozier see crosier. . For the pair have elected to turn out for South Northumberland in the regional final of the ECB See electronic code book. National Club Knockout Cup against Gateshead Fell rather than the county. Crozier has been a Northumberland regular for 10 years, while Humble has made a big impact since he linked up with the Jesmond-based outfit following the disbanding of the Durham Board side. Another South North player, Adam Heather, played in the 2004 Lord's final defeat against Berkshire but was unlikely to have been picked tomorrow with opener Dan Shurben back in the side. Northumberland captain Phil Nicholson said: "It is disappointing not to have everyone available for such a big game but we've still got a side capable of winning." Whether Humble or Crozier are selected for next month's Lord's final, should North beat Wiltshire, is open to conjecture. Nicholson added: "Another trip to Lord's is a massive incentive and it is extra motivation for the lads who have played all the way through this year's campaign." Northumberland have called up Durham Development player Dean Barrick for the first time this summer and he will bat at number three. Barrick and fellow slow bowler Steven Gale are the spin options, with former Durham pair Ian Pattison Ian Pattison is a Scottish writer who lives in Glasgow. His main success in writing has seen the birth of Rab C Nesbitt, for which Ian has written 8 television series. He has written a novel about the fictional Mr. Nesbitt's life: A Stranger Here Myself. and Marc Symington Marc Symington (born January 19, 1980) is an English cricketer. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played first-class cricket between 1998 and 2002, and List A cricket until 2005, for Durham, and later Northumberland. in the middle order. Wiltshire, beaten finalists last year, are without former Gloucestershire and Leicestershire batsman Rob Cunliffe. Northumberland: P Nicholson-capt/wk (Benwell Hill), S Gale, G Stewart, A Worthy (Blaydon), D Barrick (Durham CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. ), I Pattison (Swalwell), M Symington (Sunderland), D Rutherford (Ashington), D Shurben (Chester-le-Street), J Windows (Saltburn), B Parker-pro (Pudsey Congs). |
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