Hobart Hurricanes signs Travis Birt for Big Bash T20 – Cricket News Update
Hobart Hurricanes have confirmed the signing of Australian Twenty20 International player, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Travis-Birt-c2707, for the upcoming Big Bash tournament. He was signed up by the franchise today, July 4, 2011.
The left-hander becomes the fourth signing for the Hobart based franchise and joins fellow Australians http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rana-Naved-ul-Hasan-c83909 as their newest recruit.
He recently signed a two year contract with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tasmania-c854.
However, Birt, 29, is renowned for his exceptional First-class One Day record, which led to his International call with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
Birt made his International T20 debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in 2010 but failed to impress, scoring 1 and 13 in his respective two outings.
He has also played for Derbyshire and Indian Premier League franchise, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils.
Birt, who enjoys hitting sixes, has a notable strike rate of 130.99 in his 45 domestic T20 matches.
Hobart is Birt’s home town where he has spent some of his best cricketing days. He is upbeat regarding the whole situation and felt at ease while making the decision to play for Hurricanes later this year.
Hurricanes’ Head Coach, Alistair de Winter, was pleased with the new signings and was content with the state of his team so far. He also confirmed that more new faces will arrive in the near future to boost the squad.
According to reports, former Australian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricky-Thomas-Ponting-c85411 is among the notable players on Hurricane’s radar. The all time leading Australian run getter is in talks with the franchise over representing them in the upcoming tournament.
De Winter was confident that they could convince the 36-year-old, who is believed to be keen on joining the Hobart outfit.
However, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Main-c73911 issue at moment will be Ponting’s International commitments, which could see the Hurricanes pulling out of a possible deal.
Ponting is schedule to represent his country in Tests at the time of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 Bash T20 tournament. However, according to the fixtures draft, he might be available for the first two matches.
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