Delport joins the Foxes
Thu 9 Jun 2016
Leicestershire Foxes has bolstered its batting ranks by snapping up big-hitting Cameron Delport for NatWest T20 Blast fixtures this summer.
The left-handed Delport, who was born in South Africa but qualifies to play for Leicestershire as a non-overseas player, has made 2,045 T20 runs in 88 innings at an average of 25.56.
Delport has scored his runs at an excellent strike rate of 135.70, including an undefeated hundred and 12 half-centuries. Delport has also picked some useful wickets with his medium paced seamers, taking 23 at 27.56 with an economy rate of 7.65.
The 27-year-old is well-known to Elite Performance Director Andrew McDonald following a spell at Sydney Thunder in 2015 and also played alongside Umar Akmal at Lahore Qalandars earlier this year.
McDonald said: “Cameron has experience in most of the world’s top T20 competitions and his knowledge and skill will be valuable assets for us.
“Cameron will give us another useful option in our batting roster and is also a good person who will contribute greatly to the changing room.”
* The Foxes' next home match in NatWest T20 Blast is against Worcestershire Rapids in a floodlit match on Friday, June 17 (6.30pm start). Advance tickets are available now - they cost just £15 for adults, £10 for concessions & £5 for under 16s and can be purchased HERE
