NZ all-rounder Neesham joins Durham for T20 Blast
Jimmy Neesham has a top score of 97 not out and best bowling figures of 5-22 in T20 cricket
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Durham have signed New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham for this season's T20 Blast competition.
The 34-year-old left-hander is a veteran of 83 T20 internationals and 76 ODI games for the Black Caps.
Neesham, who also bowls right-arm seam, will play for his sixth county after previous stints with Derbyshire, Essex, Kent, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire as well as in The Hundred for Welsh Fire.
A veteran of the T20 circuit, he has played in leagues in India, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies.
"Jimmy's ability to influence games either with the bat or ball provides us with a proven match-winner," said Durham director of cricket Marcus North.
The north east county reached the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast in 2024 for the first time in six years.