Sonny Baker and Liam Dawson receive England call ups
Hampshire’s Sonny Baker is called up to an England squad for the first time, as he and fellow Hampshire teammate Liam Dawson prepare to take on South Africa and Ireland in September.
Baker, 22, has been called up to England for the first time, having previously represented his country in Under 19s and ‘Lions’ teams. The pace bowler, who has bowled at speeds up to 90mph, moved to Hampshire over the winter and has featured 16 times for the Rose and Crown across the County Championship and in T20s where he has taken 32 wickets.
In this year’s Vitality Blast, Baker claimed eight wickets in six games, with a best of 4-20 coming against Glamorgan at Utilita Bowl, as Hampshire Hawks qualified for the quarter-finals with an away tie to Durham on Friday 5 September.
England Men Selector, Luke Wright, said: “Sonny is a player we have identified for a while and he was impressive during the England Lions tours last winter. He has carried that form into this season in white-ball cricket with Hampshire and Manchester Originals and deservedly gets his opportunity.”
England will contest three Metro Bank One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Vitality IT20s against South Africa. The ODI series begins on Tuesday 2 September at Headingley. The three-match IT20 series against Ireland will be staged at Malahide in Dublin with the opening game on Wednesday 17 September.
ODI Squad v South Africa:
Harry Brook (Yorkshire) - Captain
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Sonny Baker (Hampshire)
Tom Banton (Somerset)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Jamie Overton (Surrey)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
IT20 Squad v South Africa:
Harry Brook (Yorkshire) – Captain
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Tom Banton (Somerset)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Jamie Overton (Surrey)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Luke Wood (Lancashire)
IT20 Squad v Ireland:
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire) - Captain
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Sonny Baker (Hampshire)
Tom Banton (Somerset)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
Tom Hartley (Lancashire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Jamie Overton (Surrey)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Luke Wood (Lancashire)