Cricket: Herschelle Gibbs signs for Glamorgan

Apr 19 2008 By Gareth Rogers

SOUTH African star Herschelle Gibbs has signed for Glamorgan and will be playing in this season's Twenty20 competition.

The 34-year-old big hitter, who has played in 90 Tests and 227 One-Day Internationals, was given clearance today by Cricket South Africa to play for Glamorgan in the Twenty20 competition from June 11.

Gibbs, born in Cape Town, is one of only three batsmen in one day international history to score hundreds in three consecutive innings, and will add potency to Glamorgan's batting line-up in the competition, which they reached the final of in 2004.

Glamorgan cricket manager Matthew Maynard said "I'm absolutely delighted that Herschelle will be joining us for our Twenty20 Cup games. After discussions with Jason Gillespie, it was always our intention to sign a world-class batsman for this competition, and with so much Championship cricket at the back end of the season, the signing of Herschelle means that Jason will be able to return to action in the other competitions having had a short break."

"Herschelle has an outstanding track record, especially in the shorter form of the game, and I`m sure that our supporters will be eager to see in action for Glamorgan a man who entered the record books in the 2007 World Cup by hitting six sixes in an over. He will certainly compliment the experience and talent which Jason will offer to us in other competitions."

Herschelle Gibbs commented "I am really excited to be joining Glamorgan for the Twenty20 Cup in 2008, which will also be my first experience of county cricket. Matt Maynard's plans and vision for Glamorgan, and for Twenty20 cricket, were a key factor in my decision to join the club and I am hugely excited about the role I can play for the side."

"I will be coming straight from our Pro20 competition in South Africa and then the Indian Premier League, so I will be in the perfect Twenty20 mindset to help drive the Glamorgan team toward Finals Day, and hopefully some silverware."