Nottinghamshire's Patterson-White celebrates Test call-up

Nottinghamshire’s Liam Patterson-White has received his maiden Test call-up after being named in a 15-strong squad for England Men’s tour to South Africa next month.

The Academy graduate, who was awarded an ECB development contract last month, is joined in the squad by the county’s international regulars Ben Duckett and Josh Tongue.

Patterson-White’s call-up comes off the back of another outstanding season in Division One of the Rothesay County Championship, in which he was the leading spinner with 42 wickets at 25.11 apiece.

Assistant Head Coach Paul Franks described the call-up as “fantastic news.”

“I’m really excited for him to see what he can do at the next level, and the impact he can make,” said Franks. “It’s a great way for his career to move on from where he’s been.

“He’s been performing so well for us over an extended period of time, so it’s fantastic news, for Liam and for the club.

“I think if we look really closely at his game in the last couple of years, he’s managed to find a way to a new level, both with the bat and with the ball.

“He’s done such a good job for us in clutch situations with both skills, really, and he’s got the ability to turn a game in the latter stages as well. It’s a skill set that we really like, and obviously the England selectors do as well, so they’ll be keen to see what he’s got.”

The left-armer, who received his Nottinghamshire cap at the end of the Championship-winning season last year, also hit two fifties and a century with the bat in 2026.