Durham signal Australian left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann for 2023 season

Durham County Cricket Club introduced the signing of Australian spinner Matt Kuhnemann for the 2023 season on Wednesday.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 30, 2023 09:43 IST

Durham signal Australian left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann for 2023 season (AP Photo)

By India Today Sports Desk: Durham have signed Australia’s sluggish left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann for his or her County Championship marketing campaign. “Durham Cricket is thrilled to announce the signing of Australian slow-left arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann for the 2023 season,” mentioned a press release from the membership.

During Australia’s collection in opposition to India final month, the 26-year-old made his Test debut, taking 9 wickets with a better of 5/16. Kuhnemann, who was born in Brisbane, performs home red-ball cricket for Queensland and has 44 first-class wickets, together with a career-high 5/16.

He can also be a part of the Brisbane Heat aspect within the Big Bash League (BBL) the place he has 27 wickets to his title within the shorter format of the sport. Kuhnemann’s arrival in Durham comes as a substitute for Todd Murphy. The membership had initially signed the right-arm off-break bowler for the 2023 County Championship season, however he’s now unavailable for the primary spherical of matches.

Durham Cricket continues to be hopeful Murphy will be a part of the membership after the Ashes, pending clearance from Cricket Australia. Kuhnemann will play within the County Championship for Durham for the remainder of the 2023 season.

On becoming a member of Durham, Kuhnemann mentioned: “I am really excited to be joining Durham for the upcoming county season. I look forward to playing with some world-class players and contributing to some wins for the club throughout the summer. I cannot wait to get over there and meet everyone.”

Director of Cricket, Marcus North mentioned: “We are very excited to have secured another exciting young spin talent in Matthew Kuhnemann. Matt impressed in India for Australia and is in a great place with his game, we are really looking forward to him joining us next week and seeing him perform in the County Championship.”

“We were keen to bring in a spinner that will enable us to further strengthen and balance our Championship side and with the signing of Matt, that now helps us to be effective in all conditions. We are obviously disappointed that Todd Murphy will not be joining as in the early part of the season as planned, but we look forward to welcoming him to the Club later in the summer,” concluded North.

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Mar 30, 2023