Hampshire ‘loans’ Simon Jones to Glamorgan in a one month deal – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789, allowed him to play for Glamorgan for a month.
Paceman Simon Jones left http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 and joined Hampshire in 2007, but is to shine again in Glamorgan due to a deal signed between him and his former club, for a period of one month.
Hampshire says that the deal was considered because http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217 had not had many chances to play in the Glamorgan side and was frustrated over the lack of cricket.
According to reports, the deal was signed last night and is due to be approved by the English cricket board on Monday, June 20, 2011.
If the deal gets approved by the ECB, then Simon would make his debut for the Dragons in their Friends League T20 clash with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 Eagles at Swalec.
Hampshire has made it clear that though the player has been “loaned” for a period of one month, he would still be part of the club. The term of the contract signed with the bowler is still not over and he has one more year to play for Glamorgan.
Glamorgan is where Jones started his career at the age of 19, and his former club wants him back to shine alongside pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Alexander-Russell-Harris-c65425.
The leading wicket taker of Glamorgan said, "Simon was a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Richard-Griffith-c41953 role model for me, I spent quite a bit of time with Simon in the first year or two when I started to break through into the Glamorgan team”.
He further said, "We'd talk a lot about bowling and he was a great influence, we still talk so it would be good for me personally if he returned”.
Simon, the 6 ft 3 inch Welch bowler said, "It's nice to be back in Wales and always http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timothy-Francis-Bloomfield-c94006 to be home. Now I want to do my best for Glamorgan."
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