Michael Powell signs two year contract with Kent – Cricket News Update
34-year-old, Michael Powell, has signed his allegiance with the English County side, Kent, after recently penning down a two year contract with the outfit, and will be soon be seen picking up his bat for the side, in their upcoming cricketing seasons.
The right armed batsman was called on board after serving 16 first-class cricket years with his former County team, Glamorgan – which stands as Powell’s prime team where the top order batsman served a major stint of his domestic career.
As for his current assignment with Kent, the player’s inclusion was further confirmed by the team’s Chairman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Johnson-c60600, who said that the whole roster was delighted to have Powell on their ranks, and will be a major addition to the side’s batting department,
where the 34-year-old has previously been quite effective.
The Chairman further added that Powell’s inclusion on Kent’s line-up will also aid the side to fill up the gap left empty by the team’s former batters, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-van-Jaarsveld-c74944.
“We are delighted to be able to announce that Michael will be coming to Kent. He has had a very successful career with Glamorgan, and still has much to offer county cricket. We look forward to his contributions for the club over the next two years,” said
Johnson.
On the other hand, Powell too expressed his delight over signing the two year agreement with Kent, and stated in his recent interview that the batsman was looking forward to serving a productive tenure with the team, and would stand tough for the side.
“I am looking forward to making the move to Kent and I'm extremely pleased to have signed with the club. I hope to make a positive impact next season and look forward to the challenges ahead at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802,” said Powell.
Powell premiered his debut first-class match with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 in 1997, and sailed on to serving some imposing 16 years with the team, bagging a tally of 12461 runs for the side from 212 matches, at an average of 38.34 including his career best performance
of 299 runs.
The batter has also managed to pave some imposing footing under the Twenty20 (T20) format of the game, marking his appearance in 44 domestic games, scoring 844 out of a lot of 44 games.
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