Left-armer boost as South Wilts sign South African

South Wilts' new ball attack will have a unique look about it this summer - both their opening bowlers are left-arm quicks !

The Bemerton club has snapped up former Kwazulu-Natal bowler Shaun Adam, 22, to partner Jimmy Tomlinson, who has been contracted by Hampshire.

A former South Africa Under-19 player, Adam has played nine SuperSport 4-day matches and six Limited Over games for KN, with a best 5-57against Gauteng in Durban in 1997/8.

Adam, who spent last summer with top East Anglian Premier League side Sudbury, plays for Amanzimtoti - the former home of Hampshire's Nigel Cowley and Sparsholt's Rob Savage - in the Natal Union League.

Adam is joined at Bemerton this season by former Calmore Sports all-rounder Paul Draper, who announced his Salisbury-bound move at the end of last season.