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England cricket selectors have named a strong 12-member squad to represent English first class counties select X1 in a one day limited over match against the touring Sri Lanka 'A' to be played at the Riverside Ground, Durham tomorrow.

Sussex's Chris Adams will captain the English First Class Counties X1 which include Darren Maddy (Leicestershire), Darren Stevens (Leicestershire), Ben Smith (Leicestershire), Derek Kenway (Hampshire), Vikram Solanki (Worcestershire), Paul Weekes (Middlesex), Paul Nixon (Leicestershire), Paul Franks (Nottinghamshire), Stephen Harmison (Durham), Alamgir Sheriyar (Worcestershire) and Melvyn Betts (Durham).

The ECB announced that the squad does not include players from the eight counties competing in the NatWest Trophy quarter-final ties on the same day - Lancashire, Yorkshire, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Kent, Northamptonshire and Surrey. Cricketers from Derbyshire too were not considered for selection as they will be playing a one-day game against New Zealand on the same day.

Chairman of Selectors David Graveney was quoted as saying that the match against Sri Lanka 'A' should prove a very useful exercise as it will give them the chance to see how players cope for a select XI, outside the environment of their counties.