Worcestershire County Cricket Club has completed the signings of two overseas players for the 2003 season.

The County has secured the services of South African Test all rounder Andrew Hall and a fast bowler with Test Match experience who due to a confidentiality clause cannot be named until the New Year.

All rounder Hall, aged 27, is a current member of both the South African Test and One Day sides having made his Test debut earlier this year against Australia when he made an accomplished 70. The right handed batsman has played four tests and 22 One Day Internationals, opening the batting on several occasions. Last season he was named as South Africa's all rounder of the year and this season he has again had an excellent domestic season for Eastern Province making regular runs and taking regular wickets as an opening bowler.

Worcestershire's second overseas player is a genuinely fast bowler with international experience in both Test and One Day cricket. It is expected he will be named early in the New Year.

In addition to the two overseas signings the County have also added Dave Wigley and Stephen Moore to the squad on University contracts. Wigley, who played First Class Cricket with Yorkshire last season, is a fast bowler studying at Loughborough University and Moore, an aggressive batsman who impressed for the County's Second XI last season, is at Exeter University. The pair will join the squad when academic commitments permit during the early part of the season and become full time once the summer term is over.

Director of Cricket Tom Moody said: 'I am delighted to have secured the services of two international players who will add real quality to our side and also two young players with real potential for the future.

'Andrew Hall's all round ability will be a huge asset in all forms of cricket next season and our second overseas player, who unfortunately we cannot name at the present time, will add genuine pace, hostility and quality to our attack.

'In Dave Wigley and Stephen Moore we have picked up two highly talented young cricketers who could well feature in our first team line up at some stage this season.'

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