Carter set for Middlesex loan deal

Neil Carter, the Warwickshire allrounder, has agreed a loan deal with Middlesex for the Stanford Super Series and potentially the Champions League in India.

Carter regularly opens for Warwickshire in one-day cricket and could be used in a similar role by Middlesex, but his main position will be to cover for Dirk Nannes, the left-arm quick bowler, who will be back with Victoria.

The Birmingham Mail said that Carter, who has gone back to South Africa for a short break, will join up with Middlesex on October 16.

The Stanford Super Series starts on October 25 and Middlesex's first match is the following day, against England, then their most important game is against Trinidad and Tobago - worth US$200,000 - on October 27.