GRAY NICOLLS CRICKET NEWS
GRAY-NICOLLS Catches Six Cricket Australia Contracts
Fri 15 May 2009
GRAY-NICOLLS athletes David Hussey (NITRO), Andrew McDonald (IGNITE), Shaun Marsh (EVO), Marcus North (EVO), Andrew Symonds (IGNITE) and Cameron White (XIPHOS) were awarded Cricket Australia contracts yesterday.
The squad includes players for Test, One-Day and Twenty20 internationals and comes a week before Australia announce their squad for the Ashes Test series.
State coach Greg Shipperd said it was a great result for Victorian cricket. "It's wonderful to see Andrew McDonald, in particular, get rewarded for his efforts against South Africa," Shipperd said. "In his four Tests he's played in three wins and given Australia good service with bat and ball.
All-rounder Andrew Symonds was said to be relieved when told he will remain a Cricket Australia contracted player for the next 12 months..
Contracted players for 2009/10: Doug Bollinger, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Callum Ferguson, Brad Haddin, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hodge, James Hopes, Phillip Hughes, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich, Brett Lee, Graham Manou, Shaun Marsh, Andrew McDonald, Marcus North, Ricky Ponting, Peter Siddle, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Cameron White.
