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Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has been ruled out of Somerset's upcoming one-day matches.
Veteran seam bowler Peter Siddle's final month with Somerset has been thrown into doubt by a back injury.
The former Australia international is only due to stay in Taunton until the end of August after signing a one-season deal as an overseas player.
But he has been ruled out for the "next few fixtures" in the 50-over one-day tournament.
Siddle, 37, won the last of his 67 Test caps three years ago but has continued to ply his trade round the world, including with Essex in 2021.
He has taken 27 wickets in eight County Championship matches, and claimed another 17 wickets during their T20 Blast campaign.
Somerset have five more One-Day Cup matches this month, but it remains to be seen how many Siddle will be able to play in.
He played his part in Sunday's One-Day Cup defeat by Gloucestershire on Sunday, taking 1-41 from eight overs and hitting 29 with the bat, but has now been sidelined.
"Peter has been managing a lower back complaint over the past few weeks with no significant improvement," said Somerset's head of science and medicine, Jamie Thorpe.
"We now feel that it is appropriate for him to undertake a scan in order for us to obtain complete clarity of the complaint and to ensure that we can put in place an appropriate management plan."
