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Article: Thomas keen to seize Champions League chance
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- September 30, 2009
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Somerset paceman Alfonso Thomas is relishing the chance to
finally have a crack at Champions League glory.
The South African's home team, the Dolphins, qualified for the
tournament last year when they were runners up in the Standard Bank
Pro20.
But Thomas' hopes of appearing on a global stage were dashed by
the terrorist attacks in Mumbai a few days before the Champions
League was due to start. Multiple civilian deaths gave the
organisers little option but to cancel the tournament.
But Somerset's progress to the English Twenty20 Cup final in
August ensured the 32-year-old seamer will get a second chance early
next month. He said: "First time around it didn't go to plan, and I
always knew it ...