Durham County Cricket Club can confirm that LV=County Championship Captain Paul Collingwood has undergone surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his right thumb.
The injury was sustained over the winter and follows on from the fracture of the hand he sustained during the middle of last season whilst batting against Warwickshire.
The surgery had to be delayed until now to allow inflammation in the soft tissues to settle down, which were then used in the tendon grafting process.
Paul will have 10 days of complete rest and spend 3 weeks in a protective splint before commencing a rehabilitation programme which should see him fit for the start of the 2013 season.
