Ryan Rickelton has joined Northamptonshire on a short-term contract

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21st Jun, 2022. 07:09 am
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Ryan Rickelton has signed a short-term contract with Northamptonshire.
He will be eligible for their next two LV= Insurance County Championship matches.
He will come in the United Kingdom this week.

Ryan Rickelton, a South African batter, has signed a short-term contract with Northamptonshire as a foreign player. He will be eligible for their next two LV= Insurance County Championship games.

Rickelton, who made his Test debut against Bangladesh in March. He joins the squad to replace Will Young, who is on international duty with New Zealand. Matt Kelly, who has gone home to Australia.

“It’s really exciting and a great opportunity to be joining Northamptonshire.” Rickelton said.

“I have always wanted to play county cricket and to be part of such a well-rounded, strong group is brilliant and I look forward to hopefully contributing to the side’s success in the County Championship.”

Rickelton has 2973 first-class runs at 50.38 and knows Northants skipper Ricardo Vasconcelos from their time.

He will come in the United Kingdom this week, ahead of Northamptonshire’s Championship match against Warwickshire, which begins on Sunday.

“I am delighted to have Ryan join us for a couple of games. We’ve known each other since we were little so I’m looking forward to hopefully getting to bat together for Northamptonshire,” Vasconcelos said.

“He’s a really positive batsman. He plays his shots and has scored a lot of runs in the last couple of years. He got off the mark in test cricket with a reverse sweep I think, so that tells you a bit about him.”

Ryan Rickelton has joined Northamptonshire on a short-term contract

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