Burrows replaces Pothas for Hants (From Daily Echo)

Burrows replaces Pothas for Hants

4:44pm Tuesday 13th May 2008 in Sport

TOM Burrows takes the gloves for Hampshire as they prepare to host Surrey in LV County Championship Division One tomorrow.

Regular wicketkeeper Nic Pothas has suffered a calf injury, and Hampshire have entrusted the 23-year-old behind the stumps instead of opening batsman Michael Brown, who deputised in the Friends Provident Trophy defeat by Worcestershire at the weekend.

Dimitri Mascarenhas comes back to skipper his county after his Indian Premier League stint.

Michael Carberry suffered from cramps on home turf playing for England Lions, but he has recovered and returns to his county side along with Chris Tremlett.

Chris Benham comes into the batting order with lynchpin John Crawley missing with a side problem.

Though they dismissed a strong Somerset batting line-up for just 126 on the first day at Taunton, Hampshire's pace attack is still weakened by the absence of Shane Bond (calf) and David Balcombe (side strain).

Schoolboy Hamza Riazuddin did not disgrace himself on his Championship debut at Taunton, but he returns to Bradfield College.

Don't miss Nic Pothas' exclusive column in tomorrow's Daily Echo.