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Somerset have signed South African seamer Migael Pretorius for six red-ball matches this season. <\/span><\/p>\n The 29-year-old will join the club ahead of their second County Championship fixture of the season against Surrey on Friday at 11:00BST.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Pretorius had a spell last summer with Durham and has taken 165 wickets in 65 first-class matches.<\/span><\/p>\n He was named in the Proteas Test squad in 2020 and their T20 squad a year later but has not made his debut.<\/span><\/p>\n “With Will Sutherland becoming unavailable due to injury, we wanted to make sure that we were able to bring in a similar kind of player,” said Somerset director of cricket Andy Hurry.<\/span><\/p>\n “In his time with Durham last season, Migael proved that he can perform and take wickets in English conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n “He is a quality player and very driven, so he will certainly add value and depth to our attack. There is a lot of cricket ahead of us, so it’s vital that we maximise the options that we have available to us.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n