Cork pops up at Hampshire

Veteran seamer moves to south coast

Last updated: 3rd October 2008

Cork pops up at Hampshire

Cork: Hampshire will be his third county

I still feel like I have lot left to offer in this game, there are still things I want to achieve.

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Former England seamer Dominic Cork has joined Hampshire on a two-year deal.

Cork was out of contract after being released by Lancashire following five seasons at Old Trafford.

The 37-year-old has now agreed to extend his first-class career on the south coast with Hampshire, who finished third in Division One of the LV County Championship in 2008.

"I'm joining a club that are going places both on and off the field," Cork told Sky Sports News.

"I still feel like I have lot left to offer in this game, there are still things I want to achieve."

Cork also revealed he was a man in demand after Lancashire decided he was surplus to requirements.

"There were some quite good options out there, mainly in the first division," he added.

"But Hampshire were always the club I wanted to join."

Cork started his domestic career at Derbyshire in 1990 and has taken 895 first-class wickets at an average of 26.62.

He played 37 Tests and 32 one-day internationals for England from 1992-2002.

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Edward Ashworth says...

I guess there's nothing wrong with giving him another couple of years, especially if the likes of Caddick, Salisbury, Stewie Law etc can still warrant contracts when they're older than Corkie. Can't help but think that if counties had decent academy setups we wouldn't need these "old timers" in the game. I agree to a certain extent with Bob Willis' comments that there are too many "average" players over the age of 36 clogging up our 1st class game. I like Paul Nixon's attitude - he knows he hasn't got much longer in the game so he's risking another season at Leicestershire and instead opted to earn the megabucks in the ICL. I would have been happier to see Corky take the same route - I've no problem with a guy earning a living but I do wonder who will be left out at Hampshire in order for him to play regularly.

Posted 10:01 3rd October 2008
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