Australian batter Chris Lynn has signed a cope with the Northamptonshire Steelbacks for the T20 Blast and can be enjoying county cricket for the primary time. The 32-year-old has represented Australia in 18 T20Is and 4 ODIs between 2014 to 2018.
Lynn’s title was on the prime of Northants’ wishlist as a second international participant to hitch James Neesham for this yr’s event, and the membership introduced in regards to the deal on Could 2 (Monday). Lynn made his English home debut final yr when he performed for the Northern Superchargers at The Hundred, however this can be his first-ever expertise on the T20 Blast.
“I’ve all the time wished to play county cricket and I’m actually trying ahead to becoming a member of up with Northamptonshire for the Vitality Blast. The UK is a superb place to play and I’m hopeful that I can contribute with some good performances and in addition attempt to entertain the Steelback followers this summer time,” Lynn was quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
He has amassed over 6,000 runs in 230 T20 matches all through, together with two centuries and 40 half-centuries, and has additionally captained the Brisbane Warmth within the Large Bash League. However he has not been in a position to carry out a lot on the BBL previously two years. Chris Lynn averages 23.20 in T20 cricket since August 2020, and has a strike charge of 133.33.
I actually get the sensation Lynn has a starvation to go on the market and carry out: Josh Cobb
Northants’ skipper Josh Cobb feels that Lynn is the proper match of their group as a gap batter and the right substitute for Adam Rossington. “To get somebody of Lynn’s high quality is a superb signing. He suits the invoice rather well when it comes to his energy on the prime of the order and fills that slot for us properly. I actually get the sensation he has a starvation to go on the market and carry out and when he does Wantage Highway actually gained’t be large enough,” Cobb mentioned.
“Lynn’s captained the Brisbane Warmth for quite a lot of years too so for me personally he brings these management qualities as effectively. I’m trying ahead to working alongside him and getting some totally different views he might need,” he added.
Northants are two-time champions of the sport however haven’t managed to win a title since 2016. They kick off the 2022 season on Could 26 in opposition to the Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston, adopted by a house sport in opposition to Durham the next night.
