Nathan Rimmington to spend NatWest T20 Blast with Derbyshire

Derbyshire have signed Australian seamer Nathan Rimmington for the entire 2015 NatWest T20 Blast campaign.

Rimmington will be available for all of the county's Twenty20 fixtures over the summer and he becomes their third overseas signing, with New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill and Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan sharing the other spot.

The 32-year-old, who plays for the Melbourne Renegades, is renowned as one of the best exponents of bowling at the death in the Big Bash League, and he is one of the competition's leading wicket-takers since its inception in 2011.

He has played 59 Twenty20 fixtures and taken 65 wickets at an average of 21, with best figures of 5-27.

'Valuable asset'

Derbyshire's elite performance director Graeme Welch said: “Nathan brings a wealth of experience bowling at the death which will be vital as we look to progress in the NatWest T20 Blast. 

“People will have watched him in the Big Bash and know the quality he will bring to the side.

“Not only will he be a valuable asset at the end of the innings, he will also provide us with a proven strike bowler with the new ball.

“The club are working on bringing Nathan over early in order for him to be available to play league cricket from April which will be an ideal way to get him match fit, settled and ready to go for the first game in May.”

Rimmington added: “I’m really looking forward to joining up with the Derbyshire squad for the NatWest T20 Blast.

“I want to play my part, both on and off the field, as we look to get in the mix for a quarter-final place and more.”