Hilfenhaus looks to capitalise on cricket Twenty20 call-up

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2007

SYDNEY (AFP) — Ben Hilfenhaus, called up as a replacement for injured fast bowler Shaun Tait for next month's World Twenty20 Cup, says his next goal is to earn a permanent place in the Australian cricket team.

The Tasmanian right-hand paceman got the call from selectors Monday when Tait was ruled out of the South African tournament with an elbow injury.

Last season the 24-year-old won the Ricky Ponting Medal as Tasmania's player of the year and the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award.

Hilfenhaus took 60 wickets during the first-class season and was instrumental in the state's first Sheffield Shield title, with seven wickets in the final against NSW.

Now that he has made an Australian touring team, he said his next step is to cement a permanent...