JOE Clarke is looking to new Worcestershire paceman Shannon Gabriel to put the frighteners on opposing batsmen in the finale to the LV= County Championship Division One campaign.

Gabriel is due to fly in from the West Indies at the end of this week and is available for the final two matches away to Durham, which starts on Monday, and at home to Middlesex.

He is capable of bowling in excess of 90mph and Clarke is relishing seeing him in action for the County.

The in-form batsman said: “We’ve got Shannon coming in, which is going to add something different to the attack.

“That is really exciting, someone fresh, with real good pace, who will frighten some lads in county cricket.

“I saw him bowl against England earlier this year and he was bowling 90mph, which is frightening pace.

“Hopefully, he has the same effect over here.

“Definitely up at Durham, where it is a green wicket — a result wicket, I think he will be very dangerous.”

The previous West Indies player to represent Worces - tershire in the Championship was Kemar Roach, who took 14 wickets in three games at the end of the 2011 season.

Meanwhile, Clarke admitted he had “mixed emotions” after scoring his maiden Championship century for Worcestershire against Sussex at New Road.

Clarke was delighted to reach three figures in the four-day competition for the first time from 174 balls with 14 fours.

But his joy was tempered by the County’s innings-and- 63-run defeat, which sent them bottom of Division One.

The 19-year-old said: “I’ve got mixed emotions really.

“Obviously, it’s a bit of a weight off my shoulders to get my first Championship 100 but then, on the flip side, it happening in a losing cause means it isn’t as sweet really.

“I’ve come close a few times, a 80 and a 70, and all of the lads have been saying, ‘When is it going to come?’

“Getting a one-day hundred against Gloucestershire was a massive help, sort of realis - ing I can get to a hundred, so just to get one in the Championship is really pleasing.

“They had really good plans, very disciplined, set straight fields and bowled straight.

“It was quite daunting, they were calling it ‘The Wall’ out there, but you just battle away.”

Clarke admits he was helped by last man Saeed Ajmal during the latter stages of his innings.

He added: “Saeed is a very experienced man to come in when I was a bit nervous in the late 90s with only one wicket to go.

“He is very experienced and does calm you down.

“He said, ‘Face four or five balls, they’ll bring the fielders up, and then go for it’ and I managed to get the four to go to 100."