South African spin–bowling all-rounder Bjorn Fortuin has signed for Hampshire Hawks for 3 matches.
The 30-year-old shall be obtainable from 5-8 June and joins the Hawks after Liam Dawson‘s call-up to England Males’s IT20 squad to face West Indies which runs from 6-10 June.
Fortuin joins fellow countrymen Dewald Brevis and Lhuan-dre Pretorius to play for Hawks Males this summer time while Hawks Girls have enlisted Australian all-rounders Charli Knott and Ellyse Perry, with the latter being obtainable from July.
Bjorn Fortuin stated:“I’m actually happy to be becoming a member of Hampshire Hawks for this yr’s Blast. The membership has seen nice success in T20 cricket, and I hope I will help get the workforce off to an amazing begin this summer time.”
Fortuin has featured in 38 matches for South Africa, 25 of which have are available IT20s the place he has taken 20 wickets with an economic system of below eight runs per over and scored 76 runs.
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Different South Africans within the Blast
Within the SA20 for Paarl Royals, the identical workforce as John Turner and Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Fortuin has claimed 31 wickets with 11 coming this yr as Paarl completed second within the group stage.
Wicket keeper and opening batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius has been referred to as as much as play for South Africa A on their tour of the West Indies, which started on Wednesday 21 Could.
Pretorius shall be obtainable from Friday 13 June till the top of the competition.
Giles White, Director of Cricket, stated: “Bjorn is an skilled cricketer and shall be a superb addition to our aspect whereas Liam is away on worldwide responsibility. He’ll play the identical function as Liam and slot in for the video games that he is away.”
Hampshire Hawks get their males’s Vitality Blast marketing campaign underway with a double-header at Utilita Bowl on Friday 30 Could towards Essex. Three additional males’s and ladies’s double-headers happen on Tuesday 17 June, Sunday 6 July, and Sunday 13 July.
The easiest way to look at Hampshire Hawks in motion is with a Vitality Blast Passport that are at present obtainable from £119, while matchday tickets can be found from £10 for a girls’s standalone match, while males’s matches and double headers can be found from £26.
For teams of six or extra, reductions are additionally obtainable.
For full Vitality Blast ticket data, please go to (http://www.utilitabowl.com/t20).
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