OXFORD University, under new captain John Claughton, open their cricket season tomorrow when they face Glamorgan

The Dark Blues' first three-day match of the season starts on Thursday when they take on a strong Worcestershire side.

There are eight returning Blues this year for Oxford, whose new arrangement to inlcude players from Oxford Brookes University is unlikely to happen until 2000.

OUCC: J Louw, N Pirihi, J Bull, B Byrne, J Fulton, J Claughton (capt), J Barnes, D Eadie, S Khan, D Mather, D Kino, T Hicks.

Glamorgan: S James (capt), A Evans, A Dale, M Powell, K Newell, W Law, I Dawood, AP Davies, O Parkin, D Harrison, S Jones, AJ Davies.

Worcestershire: W Weston, P Pollard, K Spiring, V Solanki, G Haynes, D Leatherdale, S Rhodes (capt), S Lampitt, R Illingworth, P Newport, A Sheriyar, R Chapman. OXFORD UNIVERSITY MAIN FIXTURES

(home unless stated)

April: 6 v Glamorgan; 8-10 v Worcs; 14-16 v Hants; 30 v Oxfordshire.

May: 5-7 v Notts; 16 v Cambridge Univ (Johnson Fry Trophy, away); 19-21 v Glamorgan; 25-27 v Warwicks.,

June: 2-4 v MCC; 15-17 v Essex (Chelmsford); 20-23 v British Univs v New Zealanders (Parks); 25-27 v Cambridhge Univ (Lord's).

Story date: Monday 05 April

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