Jimmy Neesham: Northamptonshire sign New Zealand all-rounder for T20 Blast
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As well as playing for Essex in the T20 Blast in 2021, Jimmy Neesham played in English cricket's inaugural Men's Hundred for Welsh Fire
Two-time winners Northamptonshire have signed New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham for this summer's T20 Blast.
The 2019 World Cup finalist played for Essex in the T20 Blast and Welsh Fire in the Men's Hundred last season.
Left-handed batsman and right-arm seamer Neesham, 31, has previously had two spells in Twenty20 cricket with Derbyshire in 2016 and Kent in 2017.
"The club has a fantastic history in the Blast. I hope we can recreate those successes from 2013 and 2016," he said.
Northants skipper Josh Cobb added: "Having spent time with him at the Welsh Fire in The Hundred last year I know what he can bring to us.
"He's a three-dimensional cricketer with genuine power and a high strike-rate in the middle order, but it was his character that stood out to me.
"He's someone who wants to win and is very selfless - a real team-first kind of player."
Neesham has made 38 T20 appearances for New Zealand since his international debut in 2012, as well as playing in 66 one-day internationals and 12 Tests.
He has scored 2,360 runs and taken 158 wickets in a career tally of 180 appearances in T20 cricket.
Neesham's signing follows the capture of fellow New Zealander Will Young for their County Championship and One-Day Cup games.
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