Somerset eyeing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 – Cricket News Update
The English County club, Somerset, have set their eyes on the Australian cricketer, Ricky Ponting. The Division One side wants to acquire the services of Ponting for the latter-half of the 2012 season.
At present, Somerset’s capacity of signing overseas players is exhausted; as they have bagged two South African cricketers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 the West Indian batsman is also part of their contingent.
However, they will get a chance to sign another foreign player before the end of the championship and the name of Ponting is on their radar.
Brian Rose, director of cricket Somerset, was hopeful that the iconic Australian will once again don Somerset colours.
He said, “http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricardo-Gouveia-c84824 Ponting had a great time for Somerset and everybody is delighted to see he's still interested in playing cricket. If at some stage both our interests come together then that (signing him) would be a possibility. I've made no direct contact
with Ricky and I don't know his intentions, but now that that's come out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 will be enquiring about the situation.”
He further said, “After the t20 finishes we still have the ability to register another overseas player and we have been looking at that consistently since Christmas. With the future tours programme and other commitments that players have got these days,
the choice is somewhat limited.”
Ponting played for Somerset during the 2004 season. The right-hander had a short stint with the English county side and it was an effective one, as the batsman scored heaps of runs.
Ponting showed his intentions to play for Somerset again back in 2010. He hopes that he can be off some service to them whether as a player or http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mentor-c41238.
Somerset’s County Championship campaign kicks-off with a game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 at Taunton.
Somerset squad: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Hayman-c1646,
Calum Haggett, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Burke-c1640, Alex Barrow
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