Australian fast Mark Steketee has been snapped up for a county championship burst for Yorkshire, with former England paceman Darren Gough believing his aspect have landed a “wonderful” mid-season enhance with the Queenslander’s signature.
The 29-year-old Australia A bowler, who has been on the perimeter of worldwide choice for a while, will crew up with Pakistan star Shan Masood at Headingley on a short-term deal that may see him play 4 championship matches, beginning with a contest in opposition to Gloucestershire later in June.
Steketee isn’t any stranger to the county recreation, having performed for Essex final 12 months, together with one match in opposition to his new crew at Chelmsford.
Gough, who’s now an brisk managing director of cricket at Yorkshire, is especially enthusiastic concerning the signing, saying: “Mark is a very talented young player and has performed well in Australia.
“With the schedule Yorkshire have – the (20-over) Blast video games adopted rapidly by Championship cricket – and present accidents in our ranks it was vital that we strengthen the aspect in our bowling sources.
“Mark will be a wonderful addition to our current squad and help give a further boost to our Championship campaign.”
Yorkshire introduced the signing within the week that they picked up their first championship win of the season.
“We want to push on from here. Mark can bring something more to our bowling line-up,” stated Gough.
“We are still working hard on getting the balance right between youth and experience and we now feel we have got a squad where we have plenty of opportunities for everyone.”
Like his Queensland tempo colleague Michael Neser, who had a formidable marketing campaign for Glamorgan earlier than teaming up with the nationwide squad, Steketee may also be in the precise spot ought to any Ashes disaster befall the crew’s battery of quicks.
Between them, they took 78 wickets within the final Sheffield Shield marketing campaign, with Neser second on the season’s main performers with 40 and Steketee third with 38.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
