THE NSW Blues have named a young 13-man squad, including Ulladulla United product Matthew Gilkes, for their remaining two Marsh One-Day Cup matches next week.
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On Sunday, the Blues meet Victoria at the MCG before travelling to Hobart for a clash against Tasmania on Wednesday.
Exciting young players Jason Sangha and Arjun Nair have been included after good recent form.
Sangha, 20, was a regular in the Shield team and for the Sydney Thunder last season but is yet to appear for the Blues this summer.
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He has never played a one-day match for his state.
He recently scored back-to-back centuries, making 138 for Randwick-Petersham in Premier Cricket after scoring 105 for ACT/NSW Country in the national second XI competition.
Nair, 21, a clever finger spinning allrounder, recorded his maiden First-Grade century for Fairfield-Liverpool last Saturday, making 134 not out from 163 balls, including 19 boundaries.
Matthew Gilkes, 20, retains his place after rapid scores of 82 and 43 in his past two Marsh One-Day Cup matches while Jack Edwards, 19, will continue to open the batting after a brilliant first season.
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The Blues have lost their six internationals ahead of the first Test in Brisbane, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, David Warner, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon.
Their replacements in the squad are Sangha, Nair, batsman Nick Bertus, allrounders Daniel Sams and Nathan McAndrew and fast bowlers Harry Conway and Liam Hatcher.
In contrast to the Shield, where the Blues lead the competition after winning their first four matches, they have won just one of their first five matches in the one-day competition.
Blues Marsh One-Day Cup squad: Peter Nevill (c), Sean Abbott, Nick Bertus, Harry Conway, Jack Edwards, Matthew Gilkes, Liam Hatcher, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Nathan McAndrew, Arjun Nair, Daniel Sams and Jason Sangha.