FOLLOWING the birth of his first child, Scottish Saltires captain Ryan Watson returns to the team when they make their latest appearance in the Friends Provident Trophy, against Durham Dynamos at the Citylets Grange ground in Edinburgh, on Sunday (May 11).
The selectors have not surprisingly named the squad which defeated Lancashire Lightning by two runs at Old Trafford last Monday, although Navdeep Poonia is no longer available because of his Warwickshire commitments.
The Lloyds TSB Scottish Saltir
es squad is: Ryan Watson (Forfarshire, captain); Dewald Nel, Craig Wright (both Greenock); John Blain (Rotherham); Ed Cowan (Uddingston); Gordon Drummond (Watsonians); Gordon Goudie (West of Scotland); Gavin Hamilton (East Brierly); Neil McCallum (Grange); Glenn Rogers (Stenhousemuir); Colin Smith (Aberdeenshire, wicket-keeper), Fraser Watts (Carlton).
Gordon Drummond will be assessed by the Scottish medical team prior to the game as he is recovering from a hamstring injury incurred against Lancashire.
Richie Berrington, who was 12th man at Old Trafford, is being released to play for Greenock against Scotland's Under-19 team in the additional Lloyds TSB Scotland national league match at Glenpark on Sunday.
Head coach Peter Steindl said: "We hope to keep the momentum going after Monday's uplifting victory. Durham, last year's champions, will be a very stiff test for the team, but we hope to compete well against them."
Under 18s will be allowed free access to the game if accompanied by a paying adult.
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