Worcestershire sign Australia all-rounder Travis Head as their overseas player for 2018
Saturday 10 February 2018 12:14, UK
Worcestershire have snapped up Australia's limited-overs all-rounder Travis Head as their main overseas signing for the forthcoming season.
The 24-year-old captained Adelaide Strikers to glory in this winter's Big Bash League, and was the competition's fourth highest run-scorer, while he impressed with an innings of 96 in Australia's consolation win over England in the recent one-day series.
Head, who has 34 ODI and 10 Twenty20 caps for Australia, could boost his Test prospects as he will feature in all three formats for Worcestershire this summer and will be available from the start of the Specsavers County Championship season in April through to mid-September.
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Worcestershire stated they will be looking for "another leading overseas player" in Head's likely absence for Australia's five ODIs and one T20 in England midway through the campaign.
"We are delighted to have signed Travis," Worcestershire vice-chairman Tim Curtis said.
"Travis will start the season with us in April and will be with us right through to and including T20 finals day on September 15. He will miss two championship games in June when Australia have an ODI Series and a T20I against England over here.
"But he is ambitious to play Test cricket and Cricket Australia have encouraged him and other young players to play cricket this summer.
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"He is hungry to do well and play all types of cricket and he also spoke to (England all-rounder) Moeen Ali in Australia and he gave him positive vibes about coming to Worcestershire."
