da cassino： South Perth opening batsman Chris Rogers has been awarded the nextWestern Warriors State player contract, following the recent retirementof champion all rounder Brendon Julian.
Western Australia Cricket Association12-Jul-2001South Perth opening batsman Chris Rogers has been awarded the nextWestern Warriors State player contract, following the recent retirementof champion all rounder Brendon Julian.Rogers has played seven 1st class games for WA so far in his career,scoring 133 runs at an average of 12.09. Last season in the SunsmartLeague he made 465 runs at 35.77 from 13 innings, after making the moveover to Richardson Park from James Oval. Rogers also held a State playercontract last season.Michael Dighton, currently playing for Excelsior ’20 in the Dutch 1stclass League, has decided not to renew his playing contract with theWestern Warriors and pursue his 1st class cricket career playing for theTasmanian Tigers.Dighton has played eleven 1st class games for WA since making his debutin 1997, scoring 605 runs at an average of 35.59. The highlight of hiscareer so far is the 182no he scored against Queensland at the WACAground during season 1999-2000.Western Warriors Coach Michael Veletta said that while the WACA wasdisappointed that Michael Dighton had chosen not to renew his contractwith the Warriors, everyone wished him every successes for hiscricketing future in Tamania.In Tasmania Dighton will renew partnership with his former Scarboroughclub coach Darrin Ramshaw. Ramshaw will be entering into his secondseason as assistant coach of the Tasmanian Tigers and Greg Shipperd,another former WA & Scarborough player, will be entering into hiseleventh season as coach.