Yorkshire have introduced in Australia A seamer Mark Steketee on an preliminary four-game deal to bolster their LV= Insurance coverage County Championship assault.
Steketee, 29, shall be obtainable for Yorkshire’s subsequent recreation in Division Two, towards Gloucestershire at Headingley beginning on June 25, and three different fixtures throughout July – though the membership have mentioned there’s scope to increase the deal into the again finish of the season.
The Queenslander, who was a member of Australia’s Check squad in Pakistan final yr, has beforehand performed county cricket with Essex. He was the third-highest wicket-taker within the 2022-23 Sheffield Protect, and has 248 at 25.34 in his first-class profession.
“Mark is a really gifted younger participant and has carried out nicely in Australia,” Darren Gough, Yorkshire’s managing director of cricket, mentioned. “With the schedule Yorkshire has – the Blast video games adopted shortly by Championship cricket – and present accidents in our ranks it was necessary that we strengthen the aspect in our bowling assets.
“Mark shall be a beautiful addition to our present squad and assist give an extra enhance to our Championship marketing campaign. Now we have our first Championship win beneath our belt, and we need to push on from right here. Mark can carry one thing extra to our bowling line-up.
“Right here at Yorkshire, we’re nonetheless working onerous on getting the steadiness proper between youth and expertise and we now really feel we’ve got obtained a squad the place we’ve got loads of alternatives for everybody.”
Yorkshire have been anticipated to be difficult for promotion this season, after being relegated on the ultimate day of the Championship in 2022, however have been winless of their first 5 video games earlier than holding off Derbyshire’s comeback for a three-wicket victory at Chesterfield this week.
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