AUSTRALIAN star Ryan Meyer has pledged to adapt to the English conditions after making a chilly March Town Cricket Club debut.
The former Australia Under-19s star helped his new team-mates beat Long Sutton by 60 runs on a damp track at The Avenue on Saturday.
He took two wickets with his left-arm spin but was out stumped for nine to a delivery that kept low.
Meyer said: “I was wearing two sweaters and three tops - so it was a bit cold!
“The wicket was pretty slow but there’s still a bit of turn, I’ll just have to bowl a touch quicker than I normally would.
“You definitely wouldn’t see a wicket like that back home and the conditions are a lot different.
“I will just have to adapt and I’m very keen to do that.”
Carl Chapman (52 not out), Matty Vail (33) and Tommy Howgego (31) helped March post 183 all out in the 45-over fixture on Saturday.
Off-spinner John Wallis (4-32) and Tyler Phillips (2-22) were impressive as Sutton limped to 123-9 in reply.
March host Downham Town in another friendly on Saturday (1pm start) before starting their Tucker Gardner Premier Division One campaign with a trip to Nassington next Saturday.
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