Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has joined Middlesex on a two-year contract for the upcoming 2025 English summer season.
He will play for a London-based club in the T20 blast and the County Championship, being his third county stint after featuring for Gloucestershire between 2011-12 and Yorkshire between 2013-2018.
The 34-year-old top-order batter will be available for at least 10 to 14 group fixtures for Middlesex during the T20 Blast and shall be available for at least five County Championship games in the second half of the season.
Kane Williamson shall also play for the London Spirit in The Hundred making the Lord’s Cricket Home from May to the end of September.
Middlesex who finished third in division Two of the County Championship 2024, will aim gain a promotion that they are united with Williamson. They fared poorly in the Vitality Blast as they finished eighth out of the nine teams in the South Group.
Kane Williamson said that he was delighted to have signed with Middlesex and described the club as having ‘rich heritage’. He was looking forward to playing County Cricket after a number of years in England.
Look at all those Test hundreds 😱
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— Middlesex Cricket (@Middlesex_CCC) February 17, 2025
“I’ve played a bit of county cricket in the past, but not for a number of years now, so when this opportunity arose with Middlesex it was a really exciting prospect.
“To be able to play for Middlesex – a fine club with a rich heritage – is really exciting and something that I’m really looking forward to being a part of.”
“To play at Lord’s, the Home of Cricket – which is one of my favourite grounds in the world for so many different reasons – is something I’m especially looking forward to also.”
On the other hand, the Director of Cricket at Middlesex, Alan Colema, felt that adding Williamson would bring a positive impact he would have on the squad.
“We are hugely excited about Kane joining Middlesex this summer and are looking forward to him making a positive impact in both our Blast and Championship campaigns.
“To have secured one of the most talented players in the world game is a real coup, and we can’t wait to welcome him to Lord’s and to see him heading out with the three Seaxes on his chest.”
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