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The Australian top-order batsman Will Pucovski, who
signed a short-term contract with Leicestershire to replace Wiaan Mulder, will
make his county cricket debut in April.
Pucovski, 25, is regarded as one of Australia’s most
promising young players. He played his first Test match at the SCG against
India three years ago. However, he has encountered numerous obstacles in his
young career, including frequent concussions and time away from the game to
attend to his mental health.
Pucovski spent time in the UK last year, playing for
Weybridge in the Surrey Championship, but this will be his first experience of
county cricket. He said: “Talking to Pete, he couldn’t speak more highly
about the environment and [the] club’s group of players and staff.”
Claude Henderson, Leicestershire’s director of
cricket, said: “We are really pleased to have secured Will’s signature. He
has impressed for a while in the longer format, and he will give our batting
line-up a real boost at the start of the summer.”
After a challenging season, Leicestershire placed
fourth in Division Two of the Championship the previous summer. Several senior
players also quit the team, and head coach Paul Nixon resigned for reasons that
are still unknown. However, the team persevered under Nixon’s replacement,
Alfonso Thomas, and won the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.