South African all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius will join Northamptonshire for this season\u2019s Vitality T20 Blast.
The 30-year-old is set to be a key player in the Steelbacks\u2019 squad for the tournament which gets underway in mid-July, joining forces with another potential matchwinner \u2013 and fellow newcomer to Wantage Road \u2013 Faheem Ashraf of Pakistan.
He may also be available for selection for the Specsavers County Championship match against Worcestershire in August.
Pretorius has been a regular in Proteas colours since making his international debut back in 2016. He has 19 ODI and four international T20 appearances to his credit, taking part in the short-format series against Sri Lanka earlier this year, and was recently named in their squad for the forthcoming World Cup tournament in England.
He is currently representing the Highveld Lions in South Africa\u2019s domestic T20 tournament, the Ram Slam Challenge.
\u201cI am really stoked to be joining Northamptonshire for the T20 Blast and for some red ball cricket,\u201d he said.
\u201cI have always wanted to play county cricket \u2013 personally it\u2019s a dream come true and I can\u2019t wait for the opportunity. I will be doing everything I can to help the Steelbacks lift the cup and I\u2019m thankful for the opportunity to be part of the team.
\u201cI\u2019m excited to meet the rest of the side and to take on some of the best cricketers in the world.\u201d
In his T20 career to date, Pretorius has scored 1,378 runs with a strike rate of 140.46 \u2013 including 77 not out off just 42 balls against the Sri Lankan attack at Johannesburg back in March \u2013 and has taken 72 wickets with an 8.18 economy rate.
\u201cIt\u2019s great to have Dwaine joining us for the T20 campaign,\u201d said Northamptonshire\u2019s head coach David Ripley.
\u201cHe is very hungry for his opportunity and gives is another hard-hitting all-rounder in our line up, which in this format is always great to have.\u201d
Dwaine Pretorius will join Northamptonshire subject to a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) being granted by Cricket South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n