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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Meaker gets first England call-up

AppId is over the quota
AppId is over the quota
Stuart Meaker Meaker was born in South Africa in January 1989 Surrey fast bowler Stuart Meaker is a surprise selection for England's limited-overs tour of India.

The Natal-born paceman, 22, took 44 County Championship wickets in 2011, while James Anderson has been rested.

Skipper Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen return after being rested for the recent home ODI series against India.

The party will fly out on 3 October to play five one-day internationals and a single Twenty20 match.

Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow, Scott Borthwick (Durham) and all-rounder Chris Woakes (Warwickshire) have been called up, while Jos Buttler (Somerset) and Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire) will join the squad ahead of the Twenty20 match in Kolkata.

Durham's Ben Stokes, 20, has not been selected in order to undergo rehabilitation on a finger injury.

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Scott Borthwick, 21, Durham: The spinner's first-class debut came in 2009. Made his England bow in Sunday's Twenty20 defeat against West Indies at the Oval

Chris Woakes, 22, Warwicks: The all-rounder made his one-day debut in January 2011 against Australia

Jonny Bairstow, 21, Yorkshire: Wicketkeeper-batsmen is son of former England player David Bairstow. Made his one-day debut against India on September 16, hitting 41 off just 21 balls

Stuart Meaker, 22, Surrey: Natal-born fast bowler, 22, made his first-class debut for Surrey in 2008

Alex Hales, 22, Notts: Right-hander made his England T20 debut in August against India

Jos Buttler, 21, Somerset: Wicketkeeper-batsman made his T20 debut against India in August

On his call-up Meaker said: "I wasn't expecting it so soon. It was definitely in my sights in the near future, it just happened to come sooner than I thought.

"I've been given a chance to show what I have got. I'll work very hard when I'm out there and hopefully they will see that hard work and it will give them confidence to potentially give me a game.

"It's a very proud day for me. This has been something I've been looking forward to since playing for Surrey as a young man."

On what he can bring to the squad, the Surrey man added: "I'm lucky because I've got a great deal of natural pace, just in the way I bowl and my action. In one-day cricket, I've worked hard at my variations.

"I've got a couple of slower balls which will hopefully come into play on the sub-continent."

Eoin Morgan has been ruled out of the tour after having shoulder surgery but Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell return after missing last week's Twenty20 internationals against West Indies.

National selector Geoff Miller said: "This squad contains an exciting balance of experienced international cricketers along with some very talented youngsters who can play the high-quality limited-overs cricket needed to challenge India."

England squad: Alastair Cook (capt, Essex), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Scott Borthwick (Durham), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Jade Dernbach (Surrey), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset), Stuart Meaker (Surrey), Samit Patel (Notts), Kevin Pietersen (Surrey), Graeme Swann (Notts), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire). For T20 fixture only: Jos Buttler (Somerset), Alex Hales (Notts)



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