da bwin： James Franklin, the New Zealand fast bowler, has pulled out of his contract with Glamorgan after a routine scan revealed a tear in his knee cartilage
Cricinfo staff10-May-2006
Glamorgan will be without the all-round services of James Franklin © Getty Images
James Franklin, the New Zealand fast bowler, has pulled out of his contract with Glamorgan after a routine scan revealed a tear in his knee cartilage. The news has left Glamorgan’s management frantically searching for an emergency overseas replacement 24 hours before Franklin was due in Wales.According to the , a Welsh daily, John Derrick, Glamorgan’s director of cricket, spent much time on the phone yesterday assessing the bowling options open to the county side. He has reportedly been faxed a list of possible alternatives from Athletes One, a London-based cricket agent.Glamorgan had been in a similar predicament in March after Michael Kasprowicz, the Australian fast bowler, withdrew his contract. The management has also sought a temporary replacement for Mark Cosgrove, the Australian batsman, away on Australia A duty from June 24 to July 26.Franklin, 25, was part of New Zealand’s 0-2 Test loss to South Africa recently. He took 15 wickets and scored his maiden hundred in the three-Test series.