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Overseas double

Posted on 06/20/2006 in Glamorgan

Glamorgan’s foreign policy dominated events, in particular the battle of James Franklin’s wounded knee. The club thought they had lost the services of Franklin, a left-arm swing bowler, when a scan following New Zealand’s series in South Africa showed torn knee cartilage. A frantic search for a replacement ensued, until Franklin was told the knee was not as bad as first feared. After a week of fitness tests Glamorgan satisfied themselves that it would stand up to the rigours of a county season.

It meant they were able to field two overseas players for the first time in nearly a year. The second was Mark Cosgrove, a hard-hitting left-hander from South Australia and “the best 21-year-old I have ever seen” according to Robert Croft. However, Cosgrove will have to be replaced for six weeks in June and July while away with Australia A.

Though Glamorgan failed to win any of their opening four Championship matches they have looked much more competitive than in their hapless 2005 season.
Richard Thomas, The Wisden Cricketer

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