Marcus Trescothick looking forward to having Vernon Philander in his ranks – Cricket News Update
The former England cricketer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753, the South African international, in his ranks.
Philander, the right-arm pacer, has locked http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817.
Hoping that the South African can exhibit the same performance that he has shown for the national side, Trescothick said, “Philander has been absolutely outstanding in Test cricket so far. We are all excited about him coming
over and seeing how well he can perform, because he has been the standout around the world.”
Philander, the 26-year-old cricketer from Bellville, has made a great start to his Test cricketing career since his debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at Cape Town in November 2011. To date, the speedster has featured in 6 Test matches
for the Proteas and has notched 45 wickets at 13.60 apiece.
The South African will join forces with his compatriot, Albie Morkel. The two cricketers will be with Somerset for a couple of months and after that they will rejoin South Africa’s national squad, which will be touring England
in July, 2012.
Somerset, who is seeking their maiden County Championship, will not only lose Philander and Morkel to the series but their wicket-keeper batsman Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler as well, who will also leave the county to serve
England.
Trescothick admitted that it would be tough for the county to lose their top players. He said, “It is a little bit difficult because you are losing your quality players to England duty but that is what you aspire to as a club.
We are here to win county games and competitions, but at the same time our most important thing is making sure we are producing players to go on to the next level and play for England.”
Somerset squad: Marcus Trescothick (captain), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gemaal-Hussain-c1479,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Burke-c1640, Alex Barrow
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