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Blackwell requires surgery on a shoulder injury and may be ruled out for the rest of the season, with 22-year-old White handed the reins after impressing during his first few months with the county.

Aussie leg-spinner White told the county's official website: "I am very honoured to be asked to take on this job with Somerset and was only too delighted to accept when it was offered to me.

"Obviously I am very sorry for Ian Blackwell, who is a great guy and I hope that he soon gets himself fixed and back out on the park again."