HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC — Teenage cricketer Kamau Leverock has been chosen to bowl against the Australian and England teams in the lead-up to next month’s second Ashes Test at Lord’s in London.
The 18-year-old Bermuda national team all-rounder is currently training and playing at Horsham Cricket Club in the Sussex Premier League in southeast England.
Leverock — son of Bermuda-based Barbadian policeman Dave Greenidge and nephew of burly former Bermuda slow bowler Dwayne Leverock — said he was excited after being chosen for net duties for the July 18-22 Test.
“To have the chance to bowl to Test cricketers such as Alistair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and Brad Haddin will be a great opportunity to test my skill and see how the best cricketers in the world prepare for a contest such as an Ashes Test match,” he told the media here.
“To also be able to watch world-class fast bowlers like James Anderson, Stuart Broad, James Pattinson and Peter Siddle from such a close position, chat with them and to learn from what they do will be a great opportunity to see if I can develop some of their skills into my game.”
Bermuda national coach David Moore added: “This is a wonderful opportunity for Kamau to continue to develop his game and compete against the best batsmen in the world in net conditions.
“These players will be priming themselves for a massive contest and they will be focused on their game and preparation. Test cricketers take net situations like match situations so bowling to these guys will be like bowling to them in a match.
“It will be a great test of his technical and mental skill and will give him a further understanding of what it takes to play cricket at the highest level.”
