Somerset draft in Windies seamer Taylor as Blast overseas signing

Jerome Taylor, who failed to bag a Caribbean Premier League contract, can play in the county's nine remaining South Group matches plus the knockout phase of the competition

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Jerome Taylor has joined Somerset as an overseas player for the rest of their T20 Blast campaign.

The seamer, who failed to bag a Caribbean Premier League contract, can play in the county's nine remaining South Group matches plus the knockout phase of the competition.

“I’m really excited to be joining Somerset for the Vitality Blast. It’s a real honour to join such a prestigious club and I hope that I can help bring my experience to what looks like a really exciting group of young players," he said.

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Somerset director of cricket Andy Hurry said: "We are delighted to have secured such a high-quality player for the business end of the Vitality Blast. He brings with him a wealth of International T20 experience and is a player who can really impact games with the ball, both with the new ball and especially at the end of an innings."

Taylor has taken 104 wickets in his T20 career, playing for the likes of Jamaica Tallawahs, St Lucia Stars, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors.

He has a career economy rate of 8.12 and an average of 24.49.