The Hereford Times

County season starts at Henley

1:07pm Friday 25th April 2008

HEREFORDSHIRE begin their MCCA Trophy campaign on Sunday when they travel to Henley to take on Oxfordshire.

The county side welcome back paceman Simon Roberts, who is available again after a stint with MCC Young Cricketers, and spinner Jon Shaw.

There is a competitive debut for Chepstow fast bowler Luke Sellers.

The batting offers a mix of relative youth and experience with skipper Chris Boroughs and Harshad Patel, entering his 17th Herefordshire season, lining up alongside Brockhampton pair Henry Langford and Ashley Nahorniak.

Kington skipper Dave Exall will be looking to build on his growing reputation as a reliable runmaker at county level.

HEREFORDSHIRE: Chris Boroughs (capt), Harshad Patel, Richard Hall, Henry Langford, Dave Exall, Ashley Nahorniak, Jon Shaw, Ian Stevenson, Simon Roberts, Luke Sellers, Owen Price.