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Surrey sign Magoffin as cover

The Western Australia pace bowler Steve Magoffin has joined Surrey as early-season cover for Matthew Nicholson, whose arrival at The Oval has been delayed by the premature birth of his twin sons

Cricinfo staff
03-Apr-2007
The Western Australia pace bowler Steve Magoffin has joined Surrey as early-season cover for Matthew Nicholson, whose arrival at The Oval has been delayed by the premature birth of his twin sons.
Magoffin, who took 33 wickets at 27 during the 2006-07 Pura Cup season, will arrive in time for Surrey's three-day match against Leeds/Bradford UCCE, starting on April 14 at The Oval. His career-best 8 for 47 came against South Australia during the 2005-06 campaign.
Alan Butcher, the cricket manager, told the club website: "Steve will be an excellent like-for-like replacement for Matthew until he arrives with us in mid-May. Steve has already showed what excellent form he is in after a successful Australian summer with Western Australia, and I have no doubt he'll do a good job for us."
Surrey's opening Championship fixture - they are back in Division One - is against Yorkshire at The Oval on April 18.