Old team-mate’s joy at Voges call-up by CricketArchive staff reporter

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Player:	AC Voges
Event:	England in Australia 2006/07

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DateLine: 10th December 2006

 

Bournemouth’s Richard Scott is backing his old Chapel Gate team-mate Adam Voges to shine in next week's third Ashes Test in Perth - if the Western Australian all-rounder gets the chance to play against England at the WACA. Voges, 27, who played Southern Electric Premier League cricket for Bournemouth in 2003, has been called into the Australia squad following the shock retirement of Damien Martyn. His call-up follows a prolific start to the Australian season, in which he has scored two centuries and 320 runs at an average of 160 in his three matches of domestic Pura Cup cricket. He also holds the record for the fastest century in the history of the domestic one-day competition, off 62 balls. Ironically Scott, who is Bournemouth's Director of Cricket, will be in the WACA crowd when the third Test begins on Thursday. "I'd arranged to go to Perth for a holiday some time ago and, if Adam makes his Test debut while I'm there, it will be quite fantastic," he said. Scott had no doubts about Voges's ability to cut it at the highest level when he was at Bournemouth four seasons ago. "He had quality written all over him and no one at Chapel Gate had any doubts about what a fine player he had the potential to become. It was a privilege to play with him and it will be an even greater one to actually be at the WACA if he plays," Scott said. Voges made 512 runs for Bournemouth in 2003 and also took 18 wickets with his left-arm spin. It seems likely the uncapped Voges will vie with Queensland all-rounder Andrew Symonds for the sixth batting spot in the Australia side.