PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Regional Super50 star Jon Russ Jagessar is now poised to make his first class debut after being named in a 14-man squad for the next two rounds of the Regional Four-Day Championship which resumes next weekend.
The 29-year-old off-spinner sprung to prominence in the recently concluded regional one-day tournament when he claimed a team-high 14 wickets to help Red Force successfully defend their title.
He was impressive in his six outings in the tournament, averaging 13 and with an economy rate of just under four runs per over.
Former captain Rayad Emrit has been recalled after missing the last two Red Force games in the four-day tournament due to his commitments in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Jason Mohammed has been retained as captain and will have Yannick Ottley as his deputy.
Red Force travel to Georgetown next week to take on leaders and defending champions Guyana Jaguars at the National Stadium at Providence before moving on to Kingston to clash with Jamaica Scorpions in the seventh round.
Red Force had a poor first half of the season, winning just one game and lie fourth on 37 points – already 48 points adrift of Jaguars.
Barbados Pride are second on 63 with Scorpions ten points further back in third.
SQUAD – Jason Mohammed (captain), Yannick Ottley, Evin Lewis, Jeremy Solozano, Kyle Hope, Narsingh Deonarine, Steven Katwaroo, Rayad Emrit, Imran Khan, Marlon Richards, Akeal Hosein, Jon Russ Jagessar, Yannic Cariah.