Mike Carson among three Capital players picked to face MCC

Watsonians batsman Mike Carson has been rewarded for a fine season with his first call-up to the Scotland '˜A' squad.

Mike Carson

He is one of three new faces in the squad who will be hosting Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Forfarshire’s Forthill ground in a three-day encounter from Tuesday until Thursday next week.

Former Mazars Grange player Finlay McCreath, now with Wawrickshire) is also included alongside fellow newcomer Josh Wood. Carson, who moved to the Capital from Reading and is in his fifth season at Myreside, has played well for his club in recent months in the CSL Eastern Premier Division, but it has been his form with the Eastern Knights that has shot him to prominence.

He top scored for them with 225 runs in the recent regional 50-over tournament, scoring 92 in the last game last Sunday.

As well as Carson and McCreath, Grange’s Dylan Budge and Heriot’s Elliot Ruthven will be involved in this game.