Further news from Middlesex CCC website:
Middlesex CCC is pleased to announce that the club will be able to select left arm spinner Ravi Patel for the entire 2012 season. Patel has decided to take a break from his studies at Loughborough University, which means he will be available to Middlesex for the entire summer, rather than just for the university holidays which usually begin in July.
The 20 year old, who made his debut for Middlesex in 2010, joined up with the members of Middlesex's playing staff who remain in the country, in mid-November, and is expected to return to Loughborough University in October 2012 to complete his studies.