ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Jamaican spinner Nikita Miller and Barbadian pacer Miguel Cummins have been named in a 13-man West Indies A-Team squad for the first four-day ‘Test’ against Sri Lanka A-Team from June 5 at Warner Park in St Kitts.

Miller was the most successful bowler in the recently-concluded Regional 4-Day Tournament, grabbing 52 wickets at 8.05 runs apiece, tying him with Shane Shillingford for the highest number of wickets.
Cummins was one of the leading bowlers in the 4-Day Tournament, helping new champions Barbados to their 21st regional first-class title and capturing 35 wickets at 14.77 runs apiece.
Jamaican pacer Sheldon Cotterell, Cummins and Leeward Islands batsman Jahmar Hamilton are the only three players in the squad that have never appeared in an international fixture for West Indies or played for West Indies-A previously.
All three were part of the second group that attended the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre in Barbados and of the remaining players, Jonathan Carter is the only player uncapped internationally, but he has played for the A-Team over the last four seasons.
A statement from the West Indies Cricket Board released yesterday said a captain will be named at a later date for the squad which also includes four Guyanese players.
National skipper Veerasammy Permaul, his deputy Leon Johnson and discarded West Indies middle order batsmen in Narsingh Deonarine and Assad Fudadin are all included in the 13-man lineup.

Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cotterell, Miguel Cummins, Narsingh Deonarine, Kirk Edwards, Assad Fudadin, Shannon Gabriel, Jahmar Hamilton, Leon Johnson, Nikita Miller, Veerasammy Permaul and Chadwick Walton.