DILLON
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):
Discarded West Indies fast bowler Mervyn Dillon will return home on Thursday to link up with the Trinidad & Tobago team for their opening match of the Stanford 20/20 tournament in Antigua.
Dillon is currently playing for Sunderland in the English Minor League.
The T&T cricketers will play the opening match of the inaugural series today against the Cayman Islands under lights at the Stanford Cricket Ground, starting at 7 p.m.
Joining the local team late last week was West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin took part in two friendly matches in New York recently with several other West Indies players.
Hard-hitting West Indies batsman Ricardo Powell has also been selected on the T&T 13-man squad after recovering from injury, and returning from a self-imposed break from the game.
The local team will be led by West Indies opening batsman Daren Ganga and will include two former West Indies youth players - William Perkins and Kieron Pollard.
T&T squad: Darren Ganga (captain), Shazan Babwah, Denesh Ramdin, Ricardo Powell, Kieron Pollard, Samuel Badree, Rayad Emrit, William Perkins, Mario Belcon, Ken Hazel, Nicholas Ramjass, Sean Siloch, Mervyn Dillon. Omar Khan (manager), David Williams (coach), Gerald Garcia (trainer).
