OVERSEAS signing Jason Gillespie is set to make his Glamorgan debut tomorrow in the championship opener against Middlesex at Lord’s.
The Australian arrived in Cardiff last week after receiving clearance from the England and Wales Cricket Board to play, despite his appearances in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League.
Gillespie’s inclusion for Huw Waters is set to be the only change in the 12-man squad who travelled to Oxford for last week’s drawn first-class opener at The Parks.
And Glamorgan cricket manager Matthew Maynard is hoping the arrival of the 33-year-old paceman, and the weekend capture of South African big-hitter Herschelle Gibbs for the Twenty20 campaign in June, will provide the Welsh county with a major boost before the start of their championship campaign.
“The mood in the camp is very high, especially after confirmation that Jason will be playing for us this summer, and now the news of Herschelle signing for the Twenty20 matches,” said Maynard.
“I have been very impressed by all the squad during our pre-season matches.”
While Glamorgan will welcome Gillespie into their ranks, they will be without 17-year-old James Harris who has an ankle problem.
Harris had a scan and is now in a race against time to make next week’s championship clash with Gloucestershire in Bristol.
Former Middlesex all-rounder Jamie Dalrymple will also be in the Glamorgan line-up as he looks to return to a ground where his new side have not triumphed in a first-class fixture since Wilf Wooler’s men back in 1954.
“The match at Lord’s is a big game because we know one win can make such a difference,” said Maynard.
“So the emphasis of our pre-season work has been to build up to this contest and hit the ground running.”
Glamorgan (from): G Rees, M Wood, D Hemp (c), M Powell, J Dalrymple, M Wallace (wk), AWharf, R Croft, J Gillespie, D Harrison, R Watkins, D Cosker.
FORMER England off-spinner Robert Croft has been left out of Glamorgan’s squad for their opening Friends Provident match against Gloucestershire on Sunday.
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