Richardson Joins Yorkshire for Red-Ball Campaign
Yorkshire have secured their third Australian overseas player by signing bowler Jhye Richardson for the initial block of County Championship fixtures scheduled in April and May.
The 29-year-old Richardson, who has represented Australia in four Test matches and participated in the recent Ashes series, will join his Western Australia teammates Sam Whiteman and Andrew 'AJ' Tye at Headingley.
While Whiteman is set to play across all formats for Yorkshire, Tye has committed to a two-year contract specifically for the T20 Blast competition.
Yorkshire's general manager of cricket, Gavin Hamilton, expressed enthusiasm about the new addition on the club's official website, describing Richardson as a "huge boost" to the team's goal of improving upon their first season back in Division One last year.
"Jhye is a very impressive bowler who has performed exceptionally well, and he will really complement the team for that important first part of the season," said Hamilton.
"His skillsets are ones suited to English conditions, and he can make things happen with that ability to push his speed into the high 80s.
Getting Jhye is a huge boost for us, and his quality underlines our ambition to build a squad capable of seriously competing in the County Championship."
