Proteas batsman Ryan Rickelton has joined Yorkshire in the 2023 County Championship.
Rickelton has been capped four times in Test cricket and twice at ODI level.
He plays for the Lions in provincial competition in South Africa – and was recently named Division One One-Day Cup Player of the Season and Domestic Players’ Player of the Season at the Cricket South Africa awards ceremony for the 2022-23 season.
Yorkshire managing director of cricket Darren Gough said: “Rickelton can bat anywhere in the top six, he’s a good player and can keep wicket as well.
“He will be coming to us as a batter and Im really pleased with the signing. It’s getting harder and harder to get good overseas players, so to get someone of his calibre to come over and represent us for the next three matches is brilliant.
“We need him because we are losing Pakistan’s Shan Masood, so we need to get the balance right between experience and youth. We have got very talented young players, but we need some experience behind them.
“As a club, we felt we needed a bit more experience. Ryan has played at the highest level. He is a very good cricketer. He’s gutsy and he is young and has a lot of energy. He’s someone we need.”
Rickelton played for Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom last year.