All-rounder Taylor named in Northants team for Hampshire friendly
All-rounder Tom Taylor will get his first taste of red-ball cricket in a Northants shirt when the County's pre-season friendly at Hampshire gets underway on Thursday.
The start of the two-day match was delayed due to light drizzle, but Taylor, who signed from neighbours Leicestershire at the back end of the truncated 2020 season, has been named in the 13-man squad.
All-rounder Taylor is the only fresh face in in familiar-looking County team that is led by Adam Rossington, and also includes one-day skipper Josh Cobb.
All 13 players are expected to play a part in the friendly encounter, which is scheduled for 90 overs play each day.
Hampshire s team includes England batsman James Vince and South African Kyle Abbott.
Northants squad: Ben Curran, Emilio Gay, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Charlie Thurston, Alex Wakely, Rob Keogh, Josh Cobb, Adam Rossington, Saif Zaib, Gareth Berg, Tom Taylor, Ben Sanderson, Jack White.
Hampshire squad: James Vince, Ian Holland, Kyle Abbott, Lewis McManus, Tom Alsop, Sam Northeast, Mason Crane, Felix Organ, Scott Currie, Ryan Stevenson, Liam Dawson, Joe Weatherley, James Fuller, Brad Wheal