Cricket: Glamorgan interest in ace Hayden.GLAMORGAN are considering making an audacious bid to sign former Australian opener Matthew Hayden Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October, 1971 in Kingaroy, Queensland to Laurence and Moya Hayden) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. Hayden (nicknames: Haydos, Unit , after the Aussie ace yesterday retired from first-class cricket First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket, but the term "first-class" is often used to refer to domestic competition only. . Hayden, 37, announced his decision to retire at a press conference in Brisbane yesterday, after making 103 Test appearances for Australia in a career spanning 17 years. However, Glamorgan cricket manager Matthew Maynard Matthew Peter Maynard (born March 21, 1966, Oldham, Lancashire) is a former cricketer. Maynard was a skilled batsman (and, later in his career, wicketkeeper) famed for his aggressive and dashing strokeplay. , a friend of Hayden's, said he could see the former Aussie ace playing at the Swalec Stadium. "There is a possibility," Maynard said. "We've obviously got Herschelle Gibbs as our overseas player for July, August and September and Matthew Hayden would be playing in the IPL (Initial Program Load) Same as boot. 1. IPL - Information Processing Language. 2. IPL - Internet Public Library. 3. IPL - Initial Program Load. 4. IPL - Initial Program Loader. in India. "He would at best be available for a month and really, that's not the kind of balance we want. We want people to be available for longer than that. "I don't know if it would be a great coup just for a month because it could work or backfire and if it went really well, you wish he stayed all year. I think the cons outweigh the pros." Maynard added: "If he was available all season, without a shadow we would have to have a serious look at that. "But obviously the budget has gone for this season, so we would have to perhaps look at that for the following season. "IPL is a lot less taxing than a full county season and he would earn a lot more money than he would playing for a county." CAPTION(S): Aussie opener Matthew Hayden |
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