Noffke emerges from blue to win ACB contract
AAP - 1 May 2001

BRISBANE - Queensland paceman Ashley Noffke emerged as the bolter when the Australian Cricket Board released its annual list of contracted players today.

The 24-year-old Noffke was one of three new faces in the list, with Queensland team-mate Martin Love and New South Wales quick Nathan Bracken also winning contracts.

Noffke came of age with a man-of-the-match performance in Queensland's Pura Cup win over Victoria in March after he had been in line for 12th man duties.

His promotion to an ACB contract came at the expense of team-mate Michael Kasprowicz, who lost his contract, as did batsmen Matthew Elliott and Mike Hussey.

Otherwise, the list was predictable with one-day players Shane Lee and Darren Lehmann earning another deal despite missing out on selection at different times in the last 12 months.

The ACB squad is: Michael Bevan (NSW), Greg Blewett (SA), Nathan Bracken (NSW), Damien Fleming (Vic), Adam Gilchrist (WA), Jason Gillespie (SA), Ian Harvey (Vic), Matthew Hayden (Qld), Simon Katich (WA), Justin Langer (WA), Brett Lee (NSW), Shane Lee (NSW), Darren Lehmann (SA), Martin Love (Qld), Stuart MacGill (NSW), Damien Martyn (WA), Glenn McGrath (NSW), Colin Miller (Vic), Ashley Noffke (Qld), Ricky Ponting (Tas), Michael Slater (NSW), Andrew Symonds (Qld), Shane Warne (Vic), Mark Waugh (NSW), Stephen Waugh (NSW).

Teams	Australia.
Players/Umpires	Michael Bevan, Greg Blewett, Nathan Bracken, Damien Fleming, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Ian Harvey, Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Shane Lee, Darren Lehmann, Martin Love, Stuart MacGill, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Colin Miller, Ashley Noffke, Ricky Ponting, Michael Slater, Andy Symonds, Shane Warne, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh.