da supremo: Durham’s second overseas player, Dewald Pretorius, has been picked for theSouth Africa A tour of Australia
Durham CCC Media Release13-Mar-2003Durham’s second overseas player, Dewald Pretorius, has been picked for theSouth Africa A tour of Australia.The South African A side will depart on 30th March for a tour of Australia.They will play six one day matches and two 3-day matches against AustraliaA. The selection means Dewald will miss the first Frizzell CountyChampionship game of the season, but will hopefully be available for thefirst National League game.Dewald’s selection follows a long line of Durham’s overseas players who havegone on to play for their country, including Simon Katich, Bradley Hodge andMartin Love.Durham County Cricket Club Chief Executive, David Harker said: “We areobviously delighted that Dewald has been selected for South Africa A. Thereseems to be a pattern of overseas professionals who after signing for Durhamhave gone on to represent their country.””We are disappointed that Dewald will miss the start of the season, but thesigning of Indian World Cup star Javagal Srinath as cover for Martin Lovefor the beginning of the season reinforces our bowling attack.”