Challengers Somerset look certain to be without England-based pair Kamau Leverock and Joshua Gilbert for this year’s Cup Match.Add to that the suspensions of Deunte Darrell and Kevin Hurdle and the possible unavailability of Dion Stovell and Janeiro Tucker and Somerset would appear to have major selection problems ahead of the Classic.Club president Alfred Maybury, however, isn’t worried, but rather excited about the crop of young talent coming through for the West Enders.Leverock and Gilbert are developing their cricket abroad and are likely to miss this year’s Classic along with Darrell and Hurdle who are currently suspended.Tucker recently announced his decision to retire from cricket, though apparently is reconsidering, while Stovell informed the club after last year’s Cup Match that he did not want to be considered this year. Both players will be eligible to play again this weekend after recent bans and could make themselves available for consideration.Club officials will be watching to see if the pair show up for training this week, but even so the president insists there is plenty of quality to pick from, including some exciting players from the club team which beat Bailey’s Bay last weekend to reach the final of the Knockout Cup.“I don’t think Joshua is coming back because of the commitments he has,” said Maybury of the youngster who captained Bermuda’s Under-18s in Florida last week.All-rounder Leverock is hoping to get the opportunity to train and play with the Sussex 2nd XI.“Kamau is a young guy and this is a great opportunity for him and we will all benefit with him taking advantage of the exposure,” said Maybury.“He’s very young and has a lot of Cup Matches ahead of him. If he gains more experience at a higher level we will all benefit when he comes back to Bermuda. I am more supportive of him staying and developing and creating opportunities for himself.”Maybury admitted it wouldl be a “major selection headache” for the club next year if the pair become available again. “Joshua is a quality player who I’ve watched for years and he’s not going to be an easy player to talk about not getting back in,” said the president.“It’s not a major concern but for me an exciting one because of the number people we have coming through who are excellent players. It gives great hope for the sport, Somerset as a club and Cup Match and Bermuda as a whole.”Jordan DeSilva and Chris Douglas are seeking to reclaim the places they lost last year while St. David’s pair Del Hollis and Sammy Robinson have also been training with the Cup Match team. Youngsters looking to force their way through include Justin Donawa, Kamal Easton, Greg Maybury and Shaquille Jones from the Somerset league team as well as Tre Manders of Western Stars.“I’m just excited with the number of young players that we have right in Somerset’s league team,” said Maybury. “They took on Bailey’s Bay on Sunday and no one expected that young team to deliver the way they did.”Former Somerset batsman Jeff Richardson, who has been helping coach the Cup Match prospects along with Andre Manders and Albert Steede, is impressed with the turn-out at training but insists those trying to break into the team need to perform for their own clubs, too. He says the team would certainly benefit from having a player of Janeiro Tucker’s experience. He is the second highest scorer in Cup Match history with 1,266 runs.“As far as Janeiro is concerned it would be nice if he made himself available,” said Richardson. “Because of the amount of changes we’ve been forced to make you don’t want to have to replace somebody of his calibre. I’m very pleased with the crop of players we have in training right now and the coaching guys, myself, Albert and ‘Doc’, are very pleased with the efforts. They’ve come in, put their heads down and done what’s asked of them.“It’s okay coming to Somerset twice a week as we get close to Cup Match but the guys still need to go back to their clubs and perform well on weekends. It helps when you read in the paper that a guy gets a 50 and a five-wicket haul every weekend, and nothing’s changed from the time when I played. We have a very good crop of players at Somerset at the moment but guys still need to earn their spots. They need to work just as hard and perform.”Somerset are well on track to reach their target of having most of the major outdoor work done in preparation for Cup Match by their target date of July 21. The temporary seats have already been erected and a work rally is planned for this weekend at the club.