Brant shock selection for Bulls

The XXXX Queensland Bulls' "department of youth" tonight welcomed its latest admission with the elevation of 19-year-old left-armer pace bowler Scott Brant to the team for the Pura Cup match starting tomorrow in Adelaide.

Brant was rushed into the twelve following a foot injury to allrounder James Hopes at training in Adelaide today.

The Bond University sports management student was called out of a lecture and made the dash from the Gold Coast to Brisbane to catch the last flight to Adelaide.

Hopes will stay on in Adelaide to receive treatment and remains in contention to play for the Bulls in their vital ING Cup match against the Southern Redbacks on Sunday.

The Zimbabwean-born Brant, who turned 19 on Australia Day, was set to make his 2nd XI debut for the Queensland Academy of Sport later this month in Canberra before the SOS came from Adelaide.

He bowled an impressive spell for Norths in the Final of the K&R Plumbing One Day competition on Sunday, taking 3-34 from 10 overs against Valley.

A member of the Australian Under-19 train-on squad, Brant was unable to play in the World Youth Cup won by Australia last week as he had not met the ICC residential qualifications to represent his adopted country.

Brant has played for the Australia Post Queensland Under-19 team for the past two season after he and his mother, brother and two sisters moved to Brisbane from Zimbabwe three years ago.

Brant is set to make his first class debut tomorrow if Bulls coach Bennett King and captain Jimmy Maher opt to use him to fill the third pace bowling spot behind Joe Dawes and Ashley Noffke.

XXXX Queensland Bulls v Southern Redbacks, Pura Cup, Adelaide Oval, Wed-Sat: Jimmy Maher (c), Jerry Cassell, Martin Love, Brendan Nash, Andrew Symonds, Lee Carseldine, Wade Seccombe, Nathan Hauritz, Ashley Noffke, Scott Brant, Joe Dawes, Matthew Anderson (12th man to be named).

Southern Redbacks: Greg Blewett (Capt) Nathan Adcock, Chris Davies, David Fitzgerald, Ben Higgins, Ben Johnson, Brad Young, Mike Smith, Graham Manou, Peter McIntyre, Paul Rofe, Mark Harrity (12th man to be named).