Leinster Lightning will be without the international trio of John Anderson, Sean Terry and Kevin O'Brien for their clash with the Northern Knights at Comber on Friday.

John Anderson is still recovering from the blow to the head he sustained batting for Ireland against Afghanistan in the recent drawn series in Stormont.

North County's Eddie Richardson takes over the captaincy for the game.

Kevin O'Brien is unavailable due to County commitments and Sean Terry (ankle) is also out injured .They've been replaced in the squad by Joe Carroll, Robert Forrest and Kenny Carroll.

The first ball will be bowled at 5pm on Friday and admission is free.

Squad:
Eddie Richardson (Cpt – North County); Yaqoob Ali (YMCA); Joe Carroll (Leinster); Kenny Carroll (Railway Union); Peter Chase (Malahide); George Dockrell (Trinity/Leinster); Robert Forrest (Clontarf); Dom Joyce (Merrion); Tyrone Kane (Merrion); Simi Singh (YMCA); Max Sorensen (The Hills); Lorcan Tucker (Trinity/Pembroke).