Marshall as captain for the 10-day Barbados tour, which starts on Friday.

Steede, overlooked for the six-match tour of England last summer, was originally chosen as vice-captain for the Barbados trip. But the minor heart attack suffered by Marshall last week forced the Bermuda Cricket Board of Control selectors to meet this weekend to select a replacement.

Marshall's place in the squad will be taken by his Bailey's Bay team-mate Jermaine Outerbridge, a promising all-rounder, while Clevie Wade has been named as the new vice-captain.

"With Albert not being terribly experienced, Clevie is the ideal man to help him out,'' said president Ed Bailey yesterday. "We thought these two were the best combination.'' The squad contains two former Bermuda captains in Arnold Manders and Allan Douglas as well as seasomed campaigner Noel Gibbons, so Steede will have plenty of experience to call on during the five 50-over matches.

Bermuda's opponents are club teams Maple Club, Police and St. Catherine, the Barbados Under-19s and the Barbados national team, which will likely include players with Test experience.

"I'm pleased about it (appointment) though it's unfortunate the way I got the position,'' said 24-year-old Steede yesterday.

"My aim is to do well and it shouldn't be too difficult because I do have some experienced players. I feel more confident with experienced players around me than players who are not that experienced. I'm looking forward to doing my best.'' Former West Indies Test greats Sir Gary Sobers and Gordon Greenidge will help conduct net sessions at Kensington Oval while former Bermuda national team coach George Rock will also assist with net sessions soon after the team arrives.

Bailey expressed pleasure with the progress made by Marshall, while he was also happy to see Outerbridge given the opportunity to gain some experience.

"Charlie's wife was in contact with me and kept me up with his progress, which I'm pleased about,'' said Bailey. "The doctors feel he will recover sufficiently to resume his cricket career. We're very encouraged by that because we don't have Charlie Marshalls born every day.'' Added the president about Outerbridge: "The selectors are really taken up with this boy's ability. We would like to have had Glenn Smith, but he has an injury.'' Tour Itinerary Friday: Arrive in Barbados Saturday: 50-overs match v Maple Club (10 a.m.) Sunday: Nets in Dover (George Rock, Duncan Carter) Monday, 8th: Nets in Dover (Rock, Carter) Tuesday, 9th: 50-overs match v Police (10 a.m.) Wednesday, 10th: Nets at Kensington Oval Thursday, 11th: 50-overs match v Under-19s (10 a.m.) Friday, 12th: Nets at Kensington Oval Saturday, 13th: 50-overs match v St. Catherine (10 a.m.) Sunday, 14th: 50-overs match v Barbados national team.

The emphasis will also be on net sessions when Derbyshire visit here at the end of this month for a pre-season tour. They arrive on Saturday, March 27 and play the first of their six matches the following day when they take on the Bermuda team at Somerset CC.

Schedule Sunday, 28th: 50-overs match v Bermuda (Somerset 10 a.m.) Monday, 29th: Nets Tuesday, 30th: 50-overs match v Under-23s (Devonshire Rec., 10 a.m.) Wednesday, 31st: Nets Thursday, April 1: 50-overs match v Somerset CC (Somerset, 10 a.m.) Friday, 2nd: Nets Saturday, 3rd: 50-overs match v Bermuda (St. David's 10 a.m.) Sunday, 4th: 50-overs match v St. George's CC (Wellington Oval, 10 a.m.) Monday, 5th: Nets Tuesday, 6th: 50-overs match v Western Stars SC (Somerset, 11 a.m.) Wednesday, 7th: Nets Thursday, 8th: Depart for England.

Charlie Marshall remains in stable condition in the Memorial Ward of the King Edward Memorial VII Hospital, but it has been noted that only immediate family members can visit him.

ALBERT STEEDE -- Replacing Charlie Marshall as tour captain.