Somerset's Jamie Overton out for season with back injury

Somerset seamer Jamie Overton has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a lower back injury.

The 22-year-old, part of England's Performance Programme, was hurt during the Specsavers County Championship Division One clash with Middlesex last week.

Scans have revealed Overton, whose twin brother Craig is also a member of Somerset's first-team squad, suffered a stress fracture and will not be able to play again in 2016.

Somerset physio Jamie Thorpe said: "Jamie will begin a rehabilitation programme later in the autumn with a view to him making a full recovery and returning to cricket next season."

He had taken 17 wickets in six Division One games this season at an average of 22.47 as well as scoring 161 runs at an average of 23.

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