Anyon returns to action

James Anyon has been added to the XI which beat Northants

James Anyon is added to the Warwickshire squad for their LV County Championship Division Two clash against Leicestershire at Edgbaston.

The seamer missed out on his county’s two-wicket victory over Northamptonshire last week, but may feature in a strong line-up led by Darren Maddy, who scored 130 in his side’s successful run-chase.

Anyon will be fighting for a place alongside Neil Carter or Lee Daggett for the third seamer’s spot, although he may also be preferred to leg-spinner Ian Salisbury if conditions dictate.

Salisbury impressed more with bat than ball last week, when he hit the penultimate ball of the match for six in an unbeaten innings of 54 to give his new county their first championship win of the season.

England's Ian Bell is available once again to boost the batting line-up, having scored 41 and 62 on his return to county action at Northampton.

South Africa batsman Boeta Dippenaar is in line to make his debut in the match with Warwickshire.

Boeta Dippenaar is likely to make his county debut for Leicestershire © Getty Images

Dippenaar is included in a 12-man squad to travel to Edgbaston after fulfilling his domestic commitments with the Eagles franchise who he led to the SuperSport series title.

He comes into the squad to replace young batsman James Taylor, who is back at Shrewsbury School to prepare for his A-levels.

“Boeta is a talented and experienced international cricketer,” Leicestershire coach Tim Boon confirmed.

“He has recently captained Eagles to success in a four-day competition in South Africa and has a keen desire to do well in English cricket.

“His experience will be a big asset to the club, both at senior level and passing on knowledge to the younger age groups.”

All-rounder Dillon du Preez, who also plays for the Eagles, could be handed his debut and Boon admitted Leicstershire are looking to build on their drawn match with Worcestershire.

“Like Boeta, Dillon will be a big asset to the club. He is a bowling all-rounder who is keen to do well in all English competitions,” Boon added.

“It will only be halfway through the season that we will be able to look at the structure of the league and how things are taking shape. All of our games are going to be competitive.

“Worcestershire was a big learning curve for us, and there are a number of areas where we can improve our performance.”