Boyce set for Tasmania debut

Former Queensland legspinner Cameron Boyce is set to make his debut for Tasmania during the Matador Cup next month, after being named in the Tigers' 14-man squad for the tournament.

Boyce and fellow Queenslander Simon Milenko signed with Tasmania earlier this year and both are part of the Matador Cup squad, which will be captained by Tim Paine. George Bailey is the only Tasmania player in Australia's ODI squad in South Africa and thus is unavailable for the Matador Cup, while James Faulkner is out due to injury.

The squad features two players yet to make their List A debuts: the batsman Beau Webster, who was called into Australia A for two first-class games this year, and the fast bowler Cameron Stevenson. Tasmania coach Dan Marsh said he was pleased with the mix of youth and experience in the squad.

"We are looking forward to seeing the start of our debutants journeys with the Tasmanian Tigers," Marsh said. "We have had a big focus on our skill development this pre-season with [Alex] Doolan, [Jackson] Bird, Stevenson and Webster all putting in some good performances in the trial matches."

Tasmania squad Tim Paine (capt), Xavier Doherty, Ben Dunk, Dominic Michael, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, Ben McDermott, Beau Webster, Simon Milenko, Hamish Kingston, Cameron Stevenson, Jackson Bird, Andrew Fekete, Cameron Boyce.