Hertfordshire have been boosted by the availability of Hampshire all-rounder Andrew Neal for Sunday’s National Counties T20 double-header against Norfolk at Welwyn Garden City.

Neal joined Hampshire from Hertfordshire on an initial short-term contract for last season’s Metro Bank Cup having impressed in National Counties cricket and for the Challengers representative side.

He did so well that Hampshire upgraded Neal’s contract to a permanent one although he remains on a dual registration with Hertfordshire for whom he made his debut nine years ago.

Neal made his most recent first team appearance for Hampshire against Essex in the Vitality Blast two weeks ago but, with no commitments with the first-class county this weekend, he will play for Hertfordshire instead.

It will be Neal’s second outing of the season for Hertfordshire following an appearance against Berkshire in the NV Play National Counties Trophy last month and he comes into a 12-man squad along with Scott Galloway – for his first appearance of the season – Dan Orchard, Arjun Patel and Jack Plom.

Norfolk have made one change to the side beaten by Cheshire in the NV Play National Counties Trophy with batsman Freddie Fairey returning in place of seamer Joe Everett.

Suffolk take county cricket to Hadleigh’s Friars Road ground for the first time with Lincolnshire the visitors for the other Group Two double-header.

Suffolk began their T20 campaign with two wins against Cambridgeshire at Sawston two weeks ago but they have now lost the four points gained having been found to have played an unregistered player in both matches.

Dan Shanks, a Hadleigh player until this season, will captain Suffolk at his old club as Josh Cantrell and Jacob Marston are both unavailable.

Alex Oxley and Tom Harper return to the side and Alex Maynard will keep wicket in Marston’s absence.C

umbria give a debut to Sedbergh School pupil Harry Temperton against Shropshire as they return to Cockermouth, Ben Stokes’s home club, for the first time in four years.

Temperton, a 17-year-old wicketkeeper , who also plays club cricket for Kendal, comes into the side because Sam Bates is unavailable and Drew Postlethwaite is injured.

Shropshire welcome back Warwickshire all-rounder Theo Wylie and Shrewsbury batter Seb Scott with former Yorkshire left-arm wrist spinner Sam Wisniewski called up for his seasonal debut.

Staffordshire, who were beaten by Cumbria in the quarter-finals of the Trophy last weekend, welcome back contracted Derbyshire off-spinner Joe Hawkins, all-rounder Reeve Evitts, pace bowler Liam Hurt and batter Nils Priestley for their two matches against Cheshire at Burslem.

Wales NC have six contracted Glamorgan players – Alex Horton, Henry Hurle, Callum Nicholls, Jack Hope-Bell, Romano Franco and Ben Morris in their 14-man squad for the Group Three double-header against Berkshire at Panteg.

Off-spinner Ollie Rayner returns to National Counties duty having played for Leicestershire’s Second XI during the week.

Berkshire have included slow left-armer Connor Lamsdale in their 13 for a possible T20 debut along with off-spinner Sulaiman Akhtar who played in the second match against Oxfordshire two weeks ago.

Buckinghamshire give a debut to Stony Stratford wicketkeeper Charlie Oldershaw against Oxfordshire at Marlow in the other Group Three double-header.

Former Herefordshire captain Matt Pardoe and seamer Tom Weymes also come into the side having missed the matches against Bedfordshire, which finished with one win apiece.

Harrison Ward returns from Vitality Blast duty with Sussex to captain Oxfordshire who include debutant Alfie Smethurst, a left-arm spinner who has graduated from their age group teams to Sussex’s academy.

Julian Laird and Tristan Rossouw are recalled in the other changes to the side beaten twice by Wales NC two weeks ago.

Devon captain Lawrence Walker has recovered from a broken thumb and will make his first county appearance of the season against Herefordshire at Blundell’s School.

But Walker will not lead the side on Sunday as Callum Harvey, who has acquitted himself well as stand-in skipper, remains in charge.

All-rounder James Matravers is unavailable due to Gloucestershire commitments so Charlie Ward returns.

Herefordshire include debutant Ryan Trattell, a batter from Bartestree & Lugwardine which strengthens their commitment to play more players raised, living or playing cricket within the county boundaries.

Former Worcestershire and Leicestershire all-rounder George Rhodes returns after his commitments at Malvern College prevented him from playing in the double defeat by Dorset last time out.

Dorset were beaten twice by Devon at Wimborne with a severely depleted side two weeks ago but there is a more familiar look to the one they take to St Austell to face Cornwall this weekend.

The Eckland brothers Alex and Joe return, Joe having played for Somerset’s second team in the week.

Alfie Ingram and Ollie Breckon are line for their first appearances of the season with Mo Abbas, Matt Burton and Connor Smith all returning.

Dorset will be captained by batter Will Tripcony who made 77 for Surrey Second XI against Nottinghamshire on Wednesday.

Cornwall have included debutant Bryn Evans, an all-rounder from Helston, in a much-changed side from the one which tied and lost to Wiltshire two weeks ago.

Batter Chris Gibson makes his first appearance in two years and Logan Curnow his first of the season. 

National Counties T20

Sunday June 14 (11am)

Group One

Cockermouth: Cumbria v Shropshire. Burslem: Staffordshire v Cheshire.

Group Two

Welwyn Garden City: Hertfordshire v Norfolk. Hadleigh: Suffolk v Lincolnshire.

Group Three

Marlow: Buckinghamshire v Oxfordshire. Panteg: Wales NC v Berkshire.

Group Four

St Austell: Cornwall v Dorset. Blundell’s School: Devon v Herefordshire.