Prolific top-order batter Colin Munro has signed for Notts Outlaws as an overseas player for the duration of the 2023 Vitality Blast.
The 35-year-old left-hander, who helped Trent Rockets to glory in The Men’s Hundred in 2022, is the 12th highest run-scorer in the history of the T20 format worldwide, having scored in excess of 9,000 runs.
In 62 International T20 appearances, Munro has struck three centuries - a number beaten only by Rohit Sharma – and boasts a career strike-rate of 156.44. He has represented New Zealand on 123 occasions across all formats of the game.
“Trent Bridge is a great place to call home,” said Munro.
“I’ve witnessed first-hand how much the crowd get behind the team, with the Rockets last summer and when I’ve been fortunate, or unfortunate, to come up against the Outlaws at home.
“I’m joining a team which plays an aggressive brand of cricket which suits my style and how I like to go about scoring runs.
“I want to come in and add my experience to what is already a well-oiled machine.”
Munro scored 206 runs in nine matches for the Trent Bridge-based Rockets in 2022, at an average of 41.2 and strike rate of 168.85.
In addition to The Hundred and previous stints in county cricket with Hampshire and Worcestershire, the Durban-born batter has IPL, Pakistan Super League, Big Bash and Caribbean Premier League experience under his belt, with titles in the latter two tournaments and a total of 365 short format appearances around the world.
“We’ve signed a quality player,” said Nottinghamshire Head Coach Peter Moores.
“He’s someone who brings a lot to any team he plays for, both on and off the field.
“We’ve spoken a lot about Dan (Christian) and what he brought to us; experience, quality and a positive and dynamic style of play.
“I see Colin in the same bracket. He’s got his game sorted, he’s played T20 cricket all around the world and he will complement the likes of Alex Hales at the top of the order.
“We’re conscious of the fact that Ben (Duckett) has done really well for England and there’s more than a fair chance that we’ll miss him for parts of the summer,” added Moores.
“That’s one of the reasons we wanted to bring Colin in, to make sure we have that wealth of experience to call upon.
“We’ve also got a lot of players in the group desperate to get into that side and it’s exciting that there’ll be an opportunity there for them as well.
“We’ve got a proud tradition in T20 cricket and we’re determined to keep that going.”
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