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Siddle, returning for a second spell at
Trent Bridge after playing 11 LV= County
Championship matches in 2014, will play
both four day and 50-over cricket for the
county.
He claimed 37 wickets for
Nottinghamshire, before a brief spell with
Lancashire in 2015 ahead of the Investec
Ashes saw him collect an impressive 18
further scalps in four matches.
“I really enjoyed my time atTrent Bridge
in 2014 and I can’t wait to come back,”
said Siddle.
“Notts have had a strong batting line-up
for a long time and - with some young
bowlers also coming through - I’m excited
by the way the squad is shaping up ahead
of the new season.”
A first class debutant forVictoria during
the 2005/06 season, Siddle has since taken
144 wickets at an average of 23.01 for his
home state.
He made hisTest debut in 2008, took an
Ashes hat-trick in 2010 and has claimed
four five-wicket hauls against England,
including 5-50 atTrent Bridge in 2013.
Nottinghamshire Director of Cricket
Mick Newell believes Siddle, who claimed
match figures of 6-67 in the final Investec
AshesTest at the Kia Oval, will be ideal
for conditions in the UK, as well as
benefiting the Club’s young bowlers with
his vast experience.
“Peter brings high quality quick bowling
and is a good fellow who fits in well with
the team,” said Newell. “He will provide
leadership to our young bowling attack.
“If you look at the Ashes, he had some
success at the Oval and Australia might
regret not playing him in some of the
earlier matches.
“He’s very much suited to English
conditions and we’re certainly hoping to
get the best out of him for the next couple
of seasons.”
Siddle missed out on selection for the
opening twoTests of Australia’s recent
three-match home series against New
Zealand; instead captainingVictoria for the
first time as they dominated a drawn game
againstWestern Australia.
The retirement of Mitchell Johnson paved
the way for Siddle to return to the side for
the final match of the series.
The Nottinghamshire-bound paceman
did not disappoint, becoming the 15th
Australian bowler in history to 200Test
wickets and striking the winning runs
in a tense finale to secure a three-wicket
victory.
Nottinghamshire have secured the
services of Australian international
Peter Siddle as their overseas player
for 2016/17, after the Victorian
bowler signed a two-year deal with
the Club.
Siddle seals
Nottinghamshire
return
“He’s very much suited to English
conditions and we’re certainly
hoping to get the best out of him
for the next couple of seasons.”
Mick Newell