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Ian Chadband

English county celebrate coup by signing Ellyse Perry

Ellyse Perry has signed for Hampshire in what's being hailed a major coup for English cricket. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

Ellyse Perry is set to become a star attraction in the revamped English women's cricket program after being snapped up by Hampshire to play in two competitions this summer.

The southern county, one of England's eight tier-one professional women's teams, believe the signing of the 34-year-old, who has a claim on being the finest ever female cricketer, is a major coup, just like when they first snapped up Shane Warne for the men's domestic game a quarter of a century ago.

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