BAILEY Creer has been elevated to lead Newcastle's under-18 squad at the NSW Country colts carnival in Queanbeyan next week.
Creer captains in the absence of original appointment Joey Gillard (Belmont), who will be away at the under-19 National Championships in Adelaide.
The Cardiff-Boolaroo product recently made his T20 debut for Sydney club University of NSW, alongside former Australian white-ball representative Daniel Christian and against former Test pair Morne Morkel and Stephen O'Keefe.
In other changes Kel Wilson (Charlestown), also part of Newcastle's under-16 Bradman Cup campaign, replaces the now unavailable Thor Harradine (Belmont).
Harrison Sharples (Charlestown) has been called up as a reserve.
Newcastle open with a 50-over match against Riverina on Monday.
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