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'Punter' signs county deal: reports
Australia's one-day captain Ricky Ponting has agreed a deal to play English county cricket for Somerset in 2004, according to reports today.
The BBC's website says Ponting will only be available for Somerset from mid-July to the end of August.
Fellow Tasmanian Jamie Cox will step in to the overseas player slot when Ponting is unavailable.
Somerset chief executive Peter Anderson said he hoped the presence of 'Punter' would prove a crowd-pleasing mive.
"We were looking to sign a high-profile player and he's obviously one of the leading batsmen in the world."
Ponting has scored 4,856 runs in 69 Tests at an average of 51. He has scored 6,325 in one-day internationals.
Current Test and previous one-day skipper Steve Waugh played for Somerset in 1988
Should be interesting to see how he goes. I did not think county cricket would have been that high on his prioritys but maybe he feels like scoring a triple hunderd or somthing lol.
Australia's one-day captain Ricky Ponting has agreed a deal to play English county cricket for Somerset in 2004, according to reports today.
The BBC's website says Ponting will only be available for Somerset from mid-July to the end of August.
Fellow Tasmanian Jamie Cox will step in to the overseas player slot when Ponting is unavailable.
Somerset chief executive Peter Anderson said he hoped the presence of 'Punter' would prove a crowd-pleasing mive.
"We were looking to sign a high-profile player and he's obviously one of the leading batsmen in the world."
Ponting has scored 4,856 runs in 69 Tests at an average of 51. He has scored 6,325 in one-day internationals.
Current Test and previous one-day skipper Steve Waugh played for Somerset in 1988
Should be interesting to see how he goes. I did not think county cricket would have been that high on his prioritys but maybe he feels like scoring a triple hunderd or somthing lol.
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