Cricket: Harmison joins Yorkshire on loan

CHESTER-LE-STREET: Former England fast-bowler Stephen Harmison has joined Yorkshire on a month-long loan. The 33-year-old has spent much of this season in Durham’s 2nd XI while Yorkshire are short of seamers with former England left-armer Ryan Sidebottom injured and Ajmal Shahzad, on loan to Lancashire after falling out with Yorkishire. “It’s been a frustrating first half of the season and I don’t want to be playing second-team cricket,” said Harmison. ”I’m pleased that I can be help Yorkshire at this point, when they are struggling with their senior bowlers, and I’m looking forward to our first game on Wednesday.”

Published in The Express Tribune, July 8^th, 2012.