Club News

2 May 1997


Waqar Younis could be making his Glamorgan debut next week as Glamorgan travel to Yorkshire for a Championship match and Sunday League encounter at Headingley. The Pakistani pace ace arrived in the U.K. on Monday, and a further bone scan has confirmed that the foot injury he sustained in Sri Lanka last month was not as serious as first thought. The scans dispelled the fear that Waqar had sustained a stress fracture, and with the Pakistani working hard in the gym, he should soon be making his Glamorgan debut.

"Waqar`s raring to go", said Secretary Mike Fatkin. "We`re all relieved that it wasn`t a stress fracture and Waqar has already started his remedial work. Some people had suggested that Waqar might have been able to play in our last Benson and Hedges Cup match against Ireland on Bank Holiday Monday, but our physio, Dean Conway, thinks that a Headingley debut is more likely. We`ve got five months of the season still to go, and we must not rush Waqar back too soon."

Keep an eye on these pages for news about Waqar`s Glamorgan debut.