Devon Cricket Board - Bryan has promotion target

Bryan has promotion target

PAIGNTON go to Hatherleigh for their A Division curtain raiser with a clear target for the season ahead.
Paignton have languished in the A Division since they were relegated from the top flight without a win to their name in 2011.
Skipper Connor Bryan is looking to change the club’s fortunes this season.
“We were third last season and really want to go one better this year,” said Bryan.
“The squad is a lot stronger and that will mean competition for places, which is definitely a good thing.
“As well as the players we have signed, I am looking at Noah Wright and Connor Ashworth to really press hard for places this year.
“With who we have and what we are capable of we should push for promotion.”
Zubayr Hamza, a forceful early order batsman who bowls a bit of leg-spin, is over from South Africa.
Hamza has come up through the Western Province youth system and captained the U19 side last season.
Paignton’s second signing is left-hander Michael Cousens, who played through the age groups for Devon and scored his first county ton aged 12.
Cousens went to the Bunbury Festival in 2010 – a well-known proving ground for future professionals – before enrolling at Harrow School.
He switched to Surrey in 2011 and played ahead of his age group at U17 and U19 level.
Cousens appeared in two England U17 Development games in 2011 and was Surrey U17 regular throughout 2012.

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