Yorkshire have announced the signing of New Zealand’s top-order batsman Kane Williamson on a short-term contract.
The 25-year-old will be available in all formats for the White Rose in between June 9 to July 18, which includes three County league matches, eight NatWest T20 Blast matches and three Royal London One-Day Cup matches.
BREAKING: @BLACKCAPS star Kane Williamson has signed for #Yorkshire. https://t.co/2M4rTz4Hey #YourYorkshire pic.twitter.com/NrxcuCsmq9
— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) January 27, 2016
The right-hander batsman has a wealth of experience in international matches for the Black Caps last year, having scored a record 2633 runs at an average of 65.82, with eight hundreds and 13 half-centuries during the calendar year.
Williamson has scored 3504 runs in 89 ODIs at an average of 47.45 with seven centuries and twenty-three half-centuries. In 30 Twenty20 International matches, he scored 844 runs at an average of 36.69.