Yorkshire signs Neil Wagner for County Championship 2023

New Zealand’s talented left-arm fast bowler, Neil Wagner has signed a deal with Yorkshire club for the first ten fixtures of the County Championship 2023. Wagner will join the Yorkshire club ahead of the beginning of their Division 2 opening clash against Leicestershire on April 6. Neil Wagner who had previous County stints with Essex & Lancashire will be with Yorkshire until the end of July when the County Championship will halt for a few months due to the commencement of the Hundred 2023 & Royal London One Day Cup.

County Championship 2023: Neil Wagner’s widespread experience will boost Yorkshire’s lineup

“We are delighted to have confirmed the signing of Neil for the opening ten rounds of the Championship,” Yorkshire’s managing director of cricket, Darren Gough, said.

Gough further heaped praise on Wagner by saying that Wagner bags impressive records in first-class cricket & possesses valuable experience in the longest format of Game playing for the Black Caps. He also added that his collaboration with the Yorkshire club will bolster their squad & will add more strength to their bowling attack.

The ace fast bowler is the fifth-highest Test wicket-taker with 246 runs in his kitty at an average of 26.71. He has scalped 800 first-class wickets & was a part of the Essex squad that won the 2017 edition of the County Championship.

Speaking about his contract with Yorkshire, Neil Wagner said that he has always enjoyed playing cricket in England & getting this unique opportunity of playing with Yorkshire is prestige for him. He further said that he would try his best to help the club attain success in the upcoming edition of the championship & he would try to put the team back into Division one.

Yorkshire after finishing at the bottom of the County Championship 2022 has begun the revamp process by releasing David Willey, Steve Patterson & Tom Kohler Cadmore. Meanwhile, Shan Masood will take up the Captaincy reins from the next County Season while fast bowler Ben Mat Milnes & all-rounder Ben Mike have been recruited from Kent & Leicestershire.