Month: April 2016

Northants Steelbacks have announced the signing of Sri Lanka international Seekkuge Prasanna for this season’s NatWest T20 Blast. The 30-year-old leg-spinner and capable lower-order batsman, who may also feature in other formats, is available for the duration of the Steelbacks’ Blast campaign. Prasanna has played one Test, 25 one-day internationals and six Twenty20s for Sri Lanka. “We’re delighted to have completed the signing of Seekkuge for the coming season,” Northamptonshire…

Scott Boland was part of Australia’s Test squad this summer as reward for his Sheffield Shield form © Getty Images Victoria fast bowler Scott Boland and Western Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft have both taken home trophies at their state award ceremonies to cap off a summer in which they both made their international debut for Australia. In Melbourne, Boland received the Bill Lawry Medal as Victoria’s best Sheffield Shield player…

It was another productive season for Joe Mennie © Getty Images South Australia’s seam bowlers Joe Mennie and Daniel Worrall were rewarded for breakout seasons with the Redbacks at the SACA state awards night in Adelaide on Friday. Mennie took out the night’s major award, the Neil Dansie Medal as the outstanding SA player of the season, and also the venerable Lord Hampen Trophy as the best performed first-class player…

Seekkuge Prasanna has plenty of international limited-overs experience © AFP Seekkuge Prasanna, the Sri Lanka allrounder, has signed to play for Northamptonshire in 2016. He will primarily be involved in Northamptonshire’s NatWest T20 Blast campaign but could feature in other competitions, depending on the availability of the club’s main overseas player, Rory Kleinveldt. Prasanna, 30, has taken 25 wickets and scored 242 runs in 32 appearances for Sri Lanka, across…

Seekkuge Prasanna has plenty of international limited-overs experience © AFP Seekkuge Prasanna, the Sri Lanka allrounder, has signed to play for Northamptonshire in 2016. He will primarily be involved in Northamptonshire’s NatWest T20 Blast campaign but could feature in other competitions, depending on the availability of the club’s main overseas player, Rory Kleinveldt. Prasanna, 30, has taken 25 wickets and scored 242 runs in 32 appearances for Sri Lanka, across…