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World Cricket League, 2006-07

Scotland spinner contracts typhoid

Cricinfo staff

February 1, 2007

Scotland's left-arm spinner, Glenn Rogers, is flying home from the World Cricket League in Nairobi, after contracting typhoid during a pre-tournament tri-series in Mombasa last week.

Although Rogers is now recovering well, he has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament. He will be replaced by Omer Hussain, who was approved as a replacement by the ICC Technical Committee, and is expected to arrive in Kenya on Friday.

Since Rogers was diagnosed, the ICC has sought expert medical advice and has been assured that the chance of the illness being passed on to others is negligible and that there is no threat posed to players, officials or spectators by continuing to hold the event in Nairobi.

"What's happened to Glenn is extremely unfortunate and we wish him a speedy recovery," said tournament director Chris Briers. "We have consulted with local medical experts and they assure us that as Glenn contracted the illness in Mombasa, some 500km from the capital Nairobi, the risk of others being infected is extremely low."

Cricket Scotland chief executive, Roddy Smith, added: "This has obviously been a very difficult time for Glenn, and we are very grateful to the ICC and Kenyan authorities for their assistance in Glenn's care and enabling him to come home as soon as the doctors deemed him fit to travel. Omer was the obvious and unanimous choice of the selectors as Glenn's replacement and will travel from Pakistan to Nairobi immediately".

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