Surrey sign three-year deal with Graeme Smith – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473 to the Kia Oval on a three-year deal.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598, who has been successfully leading his country since 2003, will now captain the Surrey outfit as well. The recruitment also concludes the county's successful bid to reinforce their batting ranks in the wake of Rory Hamilton-Brown's exit, Mark Ramprakash's
retirement and Tom Maynard's death.
"Signing Graeme Smith on a three year deal is a massive coup for Surrey CCC," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Patrick-Adams-c50949, the team director. "As well as being one of the best captains in the modern game, he is a phenomenal opening batsman and will lead by example from the top of
the innings."
"I look forward to working alongside him and the rest of our hugely talented squad to bring more silverware to this club in the near future," he added further.
Smith also expressed excitement over the signing and hoped his stay at the Oval would prove to be successful and rewarding for the club.
"I am excited to be joining such a professional and talented team, during what will hopefully prove to be a rewarding and successful period for Surrey CCC," said the Transvaal-born veteran batsman, who has to date played 102 Tests and 186 One Day Internationals.
Smith, who led the Proteas to the top of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 to lead the side in the eagerly awaited three-Test series, commencing in Brisbane next Friday. After the Australia series,
the Proteas will host http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 between December 21 and March 24.
The left-handed opening batsman will join the Surrey squad next March, after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, originally scheduled for July next year, means no Test assignment for the
Proteas in 2013 winter, so Smith will have more time to devote to his new job at the Kia Oval.
Cricket South Africa has also cleared the Test opener to base himself and his family in London during the 2013 South African winter.
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