LEIGH ANNOUNCE ARRIVAL OF ROSS ZELEM

Date: 3rd March 2014

Youngster joins county colleagues McKiernan and Davies

Leigh Cricket Club is pleased to officially announce the arrival of Ross Zelem to their ranks for the upcoming season.

Ross, currently playing the winter in Australia, is one of Lancashire’s up and coming young batters, has represented North of England and made his debut for the County 2^nd XI last season. Aged 18, he is an early order batter with a track record of playing long innings and has an old head on young shoulders.

With all the formalities of the move now completed, he commented that he is relishing the challenge of playing with Leigh at the highest level in one of the ECB’s Premier Leagues, the Liverpool & District Competition. He is looking forward to meeting up with his new teammates and get used to his new surroundings when he returns home from his commitments in Australia in a few weeks.

He will be joining an already strengthened squad for 2014, which will have the services of County Championship players, Karl Brown and Steven Mullaney to call on, as well as captain, Mattie McKiernan and ‘keeper/batter, Joe Davies, both of whom have had recent Lancashire 2^nd XI experience.

McKiernan said: “Securing Ross for Leigh is a major coup for the club and he will provide undoubted batting strength to the early order. I believe he will soon settle into our dressing room and the move is definitely a good fit for both the club and player.

I’ve had the pleasure of playing County cricket with Ross on many occasions over recent years, so I have had the chance to watch his undoubted skills up close and am absolutely delighted to welcome him to Beech Walk”.