EMBUREY HAILS ARRIVAL OF UDAL
England Leagend Emburey is thrilled to have former England spinner Shaun Udal on board at Lords for two years. The 55-year-old Middlesex director of cricket has managed to tempt the ex-Hampshire star out of First Class retirement.
In order to compensate for the loss of spinners Jamie Dalrymple, who has signed a three-year contract with Glamorgan, and Murali Kartik, who could be out for much of the season through commitments with India, Emburey saw Udal, 38, as a perfect replacement.
Emburey, a Test spinner and England captain who achieved 147 wickets in 64 matches, said: "We are delighted to have signed Shaun. We were disappointed to lose Dalrymple and we are not sure about what is happening with Kartik, as he is in and around the India team.
"We would have been very thin if we didn’t have Kartik back for the start of the season.
"He doesn’t believe he will go to Australia with the Test side, but he does think that he will go with the one day team. We had to do something so we went out and signed Shaun Udal."
The off spinner, who made his Test debut at the ripe old age of 36 when England toured Pakistan, had announced his retirement from First Class cricket at the conclusion of the recent season, and was planning to play for club side Henley, and minor county Berkshire.
England Leagend Emburey is thrilled to have former England spinner Shaun Udal on board at Lords for two years. The 55-year-old Middlesex director of cricket has managed to tempt the ex-Hampshire star out of First Class retirement.
In order to compensate for the loss of spinners Jamie Dalrymple, who has signed a three-year contract with Glamorgan, and Murali Kartik, who could be out for much of the season through commitments with India, Emburey saw Udal, 38, as a perfect replacement.
Emburey, a Test spinner and England captain who achieved 147 wickets in 64 matches, said: "We are delighted to have signed Shaun. We were disappointed to lose Dalrymple and we are not sure about what is happening with Kartik, as he is in and around the India team.
"We would have been very thin if we didn’t have Kartik back for the start of the season.
"He doesn’t believe he will go to Australia with the Test side, but he does think that he will go with the one day team. We had to do something so we went out and signed Shaun Udal."
The off spinner, who made his Test debut at the ripe old age of 36 when England toured Pakistan, had announced his retirement from First Class cricket at the conclusion of the recent season, and was planning to play for club side Henley, and minor county Berkshire.
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