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Philander confirms Somerset move
CENTURION, South Africa, Dec 28, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – South African opening
bowler Vernon Philander confirmed on Friday that he had agreed to play
English county cricket for Somerset next year.
“Everyone knows that,” he said when asked about reports that he had agreed
terms with the county.
But he said it was incorrect that he had signed a three-year contract.
“We’re going to go on a year-by-year basis and see how we go,” he said.
Philander, 34, was speaking after the second day of the first Test against
England in what he has announced will be his final series before retiring
from international cricket.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1528 hrs