West Indies Cricket Board announced today that left-arm fast bowler Kenroy Peters has been called up as replacement for Kemar Roach on the ongoing three-match Test Series against South Africa.
Roach injured his right ankle while bowling on the first day of the first Test match at SuperSport Park last Wednesday. He will return home to continue his rehabilitation.
Peters, 32, who is from St. Vincent & The Grenadines, was the leading bowler in the 2014 WICB Regional Four-day Tournament. He has so far taken 190 wickets (average 20.21) in 62 first-class matches.
The West Indies Cricket Board also announced on Saturday that left-handed batsman Narsingh Deonarine will replace Assad Fudadin in the South Africa tour.
Fudadin suffered a fracture of the right little finger during warm-up on the opening day of the first Test.
Deonarine, 31, is also a capable right-arm off-spin bowler. He has so far played 18 Test matches. He has been in good form recently in the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional League Four-day Tournament with scores of 139 and 110 not out.
Deonarine will depart the Caribbean as soon as his UK in-transit visa is processed.
Below is the full squad for the tour followed by the schedule of matches.
FULL SQUAD
Denesh Ramdin (Captain)
Sulieman Benn
Jermaine Blackwood
Kraigg Brathwaite
Shiv Chanderpaul
Sheldon Cottrell
Narsingh Deonarine
Shannon Gabriel
Jason Holder
Leon Johnson
Kenroy Peters
Marlon Samuels
Devon Smith
Jerome Taylor
Chadwick Walton
SCHEDULE OF MATCHES
December 10-12: vs SA Invitational XI at Willowmore Park, Benoni – Match Drawn
December 17-21: 1st Test – SuperSport Park, Centurion – South Africa won by an innings and 220 runs
December 26-30: 2nd Test – St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
January 2-6: 3rd Test – Newlands, Cape Town
January 9: 1st T20I – Newlands, Cape Town
January 11: 2nd T20I – New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
January 14: 3rd T20I – Kingsmead, Durban
January 16: 1st ODI – Kingsmead, Durban
January 18: 2nd ODI – New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
January 21: 3rd ODI – Buffalo Park, East London
January 25: 4th ODI – St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
January 28: 5th ODI – SuperSport Park, Centurion
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