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LONDON, Nov 22 - Australia fast bowler Jason
Gillespie has signed a one-year contract with English county
club Yorkshire where he will join his South Australian captain
Darren Lehmann. Gillespie, 30, the fifth leading wicket-taker in Australian
test history with 251 victims at 26.61 runs each, lost his test
place during a disappointing Ashes tour of England this year. "I am delighted to be given the opportunity to play for
Yorkshire," Gillespie said in a statement on the club's official
website. "I am looking forward to the challenges of county cricket
and being part of a successful team." In an interview published in the December issue of The
Wisden Cricketer, Gillespie said he was determined to win his
test place back and take his haul past the 300 mark. "My goal is 300 wickets but first I'd like to get another
over in test cricket," he said. "Getting 300 is realistic. It
would take 10 to 12 tests and I think I can get through
that."
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