2 Feb 2016 | Cricket
Glamorgan CCC have added to their seam bowling attack for the start of 2016 season by confirming a loan agreement with Harry Podmore, the highly promising young seamer from Middlesex CCC.
Podmore, a graduate from the Middlesex Academy and former MCC Young Cricketer, is yet to appear in first-class cricket, but has featured for Middlesex over the course of the past two seasons in their List A one-day matches and Twenty20 games, claiming the wickets of Jesse Ryder and Ryan ten Doeschate on debut in 2014, before claiming 3-13 against Gloucestershire at Lord's a week later.
The Hammersmith-born 21-year-old has impressed with his bowling at the death and picked up regular wickets with his controlled yorker becoming something of a trademark weapon.
Podmore will be available for the first six County Championship matches of the season, which begins in Cardiff on Sunday 17 April against Leicestershire, as well as the Cardiff MCCU fixture the week before at The SSE SWALEC.
Glamorgan Chief Executive and Director of Cricket Hugh Morris said, We have been aware of the progress Harry has made in recent seasons with Middlesex and his development work with the England fast bowling programme.
He's a bright, young fast bowling talent who will add depth to our seam bowling department, which is an area we identified needing strengthening. Harry will spend the first two months of the season with us before Ruaidhri Smith and Jack Murphy return to the Club at the end of May following their University commitments.
With an international calibre bowling attack at Middlesex, there's an opportunity for him to play some first-class cricket for Glamorgan and we are thankful to Angus Fraser and Middlesex CCC for allowing us to have Harry on loan.
I am really looking forward to joining Glamorgan for the opening two months of the season, said Harry, and I am extremely grateful to both parties for giving me this great opportunity to help develop my career.
The current strength of the Middlesex seam attack has made it difficult for me to break into the County Championship side, and with limited opportunities available to play red ball cricket here, this is an ideal way for me to not only gain invaluable experience in this format of the game, but also to hopefully help Glamorgan get off to a good start in their own Championship campaign.