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Alex Hales joins Worcestershire on loan from Nottinghamshire

England right-handed batsman Alex Hales has joined Worcestershire on a month's loan from Nottinghamshire.
The 25-year-old, who became the first Briton to score a century in the Twenty20 format in March, will available for the club's three County Championship games as stand-in for Moeen Ali.

The Director Steve Rhodes told the club's official website: "To lose a player of [Ali's] quality is a blow to the team, but to replace him with a loan player who is currently ranked as the number three T20 batsman in the world is a major coup for the club.
"He is keen to show his abilities in the four day format and impress the national selectors."
Hales has scored 956 runs at an average of 36.76 in 31 Twenty20 format for his country. His first-class debut was in 2008 and since then he has scored 3,428 runs at an average of 33.94.



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