Andrew Symonds has signed for Kent as their overseas player. Symonds replaces South African Daryll Cullinan who is suffering from an injured knee.

Symonds, an explosive batsman who boasts a record 16 sixes in a first-class innings (and 20 in the match) can also bowl both off-spin and medium pace. He spent the 1999 season with Kent, averaging 40 with the bat and has just completed a tour of England with the Australian one-day team that won the recent NatWest Series

Symonds has also previously played for Gloucestershire (1995-96) as an English-qualified player, but later decided to dedicate his future to Australia. He will be available to play in Kent's C and G game against Cumberland.

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