Melbourne Stars sign Overton twins simultaneously
Melbourne Stars have reunited the Overton twins ahead of the BBL with Craig and Jamie set to play together again after the latter moved from Somerset to Surrey in 2020.
Jamie Overton has spent the last three seasons at Adelaide Strikers but has been poached by Stars while Craig Overton will appear in the BBL for the first time after an outstanding northern summer across all formats with Somerset and Trent Rockets under Stars director of coaching Peter Moores. It will mark the first time that twins have played in the Big Bash.
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"It's a unique story having twin brothers sign together, and one that we hope our fans are going to love," Stars general manager James Rosengarten said. "But more importantly, they both bring a really valuable set of skills to the club.
"Jamie and Craig are both genuinely quick bowlers and will no doubt trouble a lot of batters this summer. They're also big hitters, so we're ready for some fireworks at the end of the batting innings.
"We think this dual signing is going to set us up really well for success. Combining them both in the line-up with Peter Siddle's speed will be worth getting to the 'G to watch."
Melbourne Stars squad
Finn Allen (NZ), Austin Anlezark, Hilton Cartwright, Sam Harper, Liam Hatcher, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Todd Murphy, Craig Overton (Eng), Jamie Overton (Eng), Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Swepson
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