Shah and Tudor to lead U16 tour

Owais Shah © Getty Images

Middlesex batsman Owais Shah and Essex fast bowler Alex Tudor will lead an Under-16 cricket team to Barbados in February.

The pair, who have both represented England at Test level, will work as coaches during the week-long tour in the Caribbean.

Tudor has been taking coaching sessions for young cricketers in east London this winter as part of the ‘First Class Cricket Coaching’ set-up.

The 29-year-old, who recently signed a two-year contract with Essex keeping him at the county until the end of the 2008 season, will take a 15-strong group of young cricketers to Barbados from February 11-18.

Tudor told Essex's official website: “I’m very much looking forward to the trip. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the kids to sample a different culture, play on different wickets and to gauge where they are against other players of the same age.”

Alex Tudor in England action

Tudor has played in 10 Test matches and three ODIs. His 99 not out in the seven wicket win over New Zealand at Edgbaston in 1999 remains the highest ever score by an England nightwatchman.

Shah has played in 18 one-day internationals and one Test match, England`s historic win over India at Mumbai in March 2006 when he made 88 in his first Test innings.