Magoffin makes permanent move to Sussex

By Bruce Talbot

Australian fast bowler Steve Magoffin is to remain with Sussex after deciding to move permanently to the UK. The 32-year-old, who has taken 24 County Championship wickets this season, has signed for the county until the end of 2013 after severing his links with Queensland, whom he helped win the Sheffield Shield earlier this year.

Magoffin and his wife Becky are expecting their first child in December and he wants to settle here with his English-born wife. Magoffin had spells with Worcestershire and Surrey before joining Sussex, initially on a contract until the end of June, at the start of the season.

He said: “I am very thankful to Sussex for all of their support so far this season, and having the faith in me to continue my first-class career beyond the 2012 summer.

“I have had a wonderful time in my career with Western Australia, and most recently winning the Sheffield Shield with Queensland, and with an addition to our family due in December, this is the right time for my wife and I to relocate to the UK.

"I am looking forward to continuing to contribute to the team both on and off the field and hope to enjoy the same success with Sussex as I did with Queensland last year, and bring some silverware back to Hove."

Magoffin has made some important contributions so far this season with nine wickets against Lancashire on debut and six in their last match against Surrey, with Sussex winning on both occasions.

Robinson said: “Mags has fitted in really well in his time here. With overseas players increasingly difficult to find and the international calendar even busier next season with the Champions Trophy in our summer, we are delighted to have secured such a dependable and important player for the rest of the season and the next.”


Date: 27/06/2012 11:04:13 by Bruce Talbot
In: Today | Sussex |