Cosgrove to captain Leicestershire

South Australia batsman Mark Cosgrove is off to the UK and will captain English county side Leicestershire.

Leicestershire have announced the signing of South Australian batsman Mark Cosgrove as club captain on a two-year contract.

The 30-year-old left-hander, who has a British passport, will be available in all competitions and links back up with South Australia and Sydney Thunder teammate Andrew McDonald, who is the new Leicestershire head coach.

Cosgrove has played county cricket before, having spent three full seasons at Glamorgan, and represented Australia in three one-day internationals in 2006.

Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan said: "We are delighted to sign a player of Mark's calibre, quality and experience. He will be a fantastic captain for us and we look forward to Mark having a huge influence on us in 2015."


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