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Queensland Cricket12-Feb-2002The XXXX Queensland Bulls’ “department of youth” tonight welcomed itslatest admission with the elevation of 19-year-old left-armer pacebowler Scott Brant to the team for the Pura Cup match starting tomorrowin Adelaide.Brant was rushed into the twelve following a foot injury to allrounderJames Hopes at training in Adelaide today.The Bond University sports management student was called out of alecture and made the dash from the Gold Coast to Brisbane to catch thelast flight to Adelaide.Hopes will stay on in Adelaide to receive treatment and remains incontention to play for the Bulls in their vital ING Cup match againstthe Southern Redbacks on Sunday.The Zimbabwean-born Brant, who turned 19 on Australia Day, was set tomake his 2nd XI debut for the Queensland Academy of Sport later thismonth in Canberra before the SOS came from Adelaide.He bowled an impressive spell for Norths in the Final of the K&RPlumbing One Day competition on Sunday, taking 3-34 from 10 oversagainst Valley.A member of the Australian Under-19 train-on squad, Brant was unable toplay in the World Youth Cup won by Australia last week as he had not metthe ICC residential qualifications to represent his adopted country.Brant has played for the Australia Post Queensland Under-19 team for thepast two season after he and his mother, brother and two sisters movedto Brisbane from Zimbabwe three years ago.Brant is set to make his first class debut tomorrow if Bulls coachBennett King and captain Jimmy Maher opt to use him to fill the thirdpace 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, AshleyNoffke, 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 benamed).