Bermuda Under-19 team management may have to reconsider a decision to overlook budding Somerset all-rounder Greg Maybury jr who is showing steady progress with both bat and ball.

It’s understood Somerset officials asked that Maybury — nephew of former Somerset Cup Match skipper Perry Maybury — be included in the Under-19 national set-up ahead of August’s Americas Championships to be held in Toronto.

The club’s request, however, was denied after it was deemed that the 14-year-old Warwick Academy student was too young to join the team, despite receiving a ringing endorsement from national coach Gus Logie.

“I had a chat with him when I saw him last Saturday. He didn’t make many runs but he looked pretty good batting and is a youngster that I feel should be involved at the Under-19 level or possibly even higher,” Logie said.

“We are very interested to see him come and run around with the senior national team in training because he’s a youngster who has skill and needs to be encouraged. And this is a matter of providing our youngsters with a better opportunity to grow without killing their own confidence.”

Seamer Maybury claimed career best figures of five for 25 against Somerset Bridge at Somerset Cricket Club last Saturday and then returned the next day to bag two more scalps before rain halted play.

But he wasn’t the only youngster to shine over the weekend as Somerset team-mate Jordan DeSilva cracked a maiden century (113 not out) in senior cricket and also bowled a reasonable line and length to keep the Bridge batsmen under wraps.

“Jordan bowled pretty well and then to see him get a hundred was also good. So there is talent out there and this was also something for the youth coaches to be proud of,” Logie said.

According to Under-19 assistant coach Andre Manders, plans to elevate Maybury to the Under-19 level have been met with mixed reaction by team management.

“We have discussed the possibility of bringing him up to the Under-19 level because he has enormous potential. But because of his age there are those who feel that is he is too young,” Manders said.

“But I think if he is good enough then he should be moved up to that level. So he still might be invited to train with the Under-19s, but the decision will have to be made by his parents first.”