STEELBACKS: Willey in development squad
Steelbacks cricketer David Willey has been named in the England Performance Programme squads.
The 19-year-old will be part of the Category C group which is for 'younger players with less first-class county experience, many of whom have been part of the ECB elite player development programme'.
Willey made his debut for Northants in the opening game of this summer with just eight Second XI Championship appearances under his belt.
He became a valuable member of the side and particularly shone on the Steelbacks' march to Twenty20 Cup finals day.
His success also saw him called up to the England Under-19 side and that has led to his inclusion in the ECB plans for this winter.
Category A players (players perceived closest to graduating into the England team and who have been part of the programme and Lions teams in recent years): Mark Davies (Durham), Amjad Khan (Kent), Stephen Moore (Lancashire), Michael Carberry (Hampshire).
Category B players (experience of first-class cricket and perceived to be one-three years away from the England team): Steven Finn (Middlesex), Andrew Gale (Yorkshire), Rory Hamilton-Brown (Sussex), Chris Jordan (Surrey), Chris Nash (Sussex), Joe Sayers (Yorkshire), Ajmal Shahzad (Yorkshire), James Taylor (Leicestershire), David Wainwright (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
Category C players (younger players with less first-class county experience, many of whom have been part of the ECB elite player development programme): Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Vikram Banerjee (Gloucestershire), Keith Barker (Warwickshire), William Beer (Sussex), Alex Blake (Kent), Andy Carter (Nottinghamshire), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Luke Fletcher (Nottinghamshire), Billy Godleman (Essex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Richard Johnson (Warwickshire), Richard Jones (Worcestershire), Adam Lyth (Yorkshire), Jake Mickleburgh (Essex), Sam Northeast (Kent), Ollie Rayner (Sussex), Ian Saxelby (Gloucestershire), John Simpson (Middlesex), Tom Smith (Sussex), Max Waller (Somerset), Adam Wheater (Essex), David Willey (Northamptonshire).
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