Northamptonshire signs Bavuma for part of the 2019 season

"The signing of a player of international stature at Temba underscores our club ambitions.His test experience will bring a new dimension to the team" – Payne © Getty

Northamptonshire announced on Thursday (November 29th) that the club has used Temba Bavuma's services for eight Division 2 league games for the 2019 season of the county.

The 28 – year – old average drummer played 31 tests and two ODIs for South Africa, scoring 1488 and 161 points respectively. He also racked up 6,680 first-clbad races in 125 games, after his first-clbad debut in 2008. Bavuma was also named captain of the South African National Highveld Lions team this year.

Northamptonshire Cricket Club General Manager Ray Payne said the club had hired Bavuma in an effort to increase his chances of getting promoted in Division 1. Northamptonshire finished ninth in Division 2 at the 2018 season of the county.

"We look forward to returning to the Premier League and hope his runs will help us achieve this goal," said Payne.

"Signing a player of Temba's international stature underscores our club ambitions, his test experience will bring an extra dimension to the team and we are all looking forward to welcoming an admired and respected cricket player to the world." cricket, "he added.