Pat Brown agrees Derbyshire change
Pat Brown, the Worcestershire T20 specialist who has been capped 4 instances by England, has agreed a three-year deal to affix Derbyshire from the top of the season.
Brown, 24, has 104 wickets in 85 T20 appearances. He performed a key position as Worcestershire received the Vitality Blast in 2018, in solely his second full season, and made his England debut in New Zealand in 2019-20, earlier than a succession of again accidents checked his progress.
He returned to type this season, ending as Worcestershire’s main wicket-taker with 24 at 22.41.
“I’m very thankful to Worcestershire for providing me with the opportunities and exposure from the age of 17 to become the cricketer I am today,” Brown stated. “I wish them all the best going forward.
“I’m actually excited to be becoming a member of Derbyshire and dealing in a brand new atmosphere beneath a confirmed worldwide coach, Mickey Arthur, who I do know will get the perfect out of me as a participant. Becoming part of the mission which is constructing at Derbyshire and trying to compete for trophies over the following three years appealed to me enormously.
“Having played at The Incora County Ground in this year’s Vitality Blast, I was enthused by the prospect of playing my home games here and making full use of the great facilities the ground has to offer in my pursuit of becoming the best cricketer I can be.
“I’m eager to push on in my profession and develop into a invaluable asset to the workforce in all codecs. Mickey made it very clear to me how he believes I can develop into a profitable red-ball bowler at Derbyshire along with his and the teaching workforce’s assist; that imaginative and prescient is extraordinarily thrilling for me and performed an enormous half in my resolution to affix the membership.”
Derbyshire finished sixth in the North Group of the T20 Blast this season, losing out on a quarter-final spot to Worcestershire after being beaten in their final group game – in which Brown claimed figures of 3 for 35.
Arthur said: “Pat is among the most fun and expert bowlers on the county circuit and it is an enormous enhance to have the ability to convey him in.
“Our bowling attack is versatile and can adapt across formats, but adding a player who has won trophies with his performances just takes us up a level. He has international experience, that’s where a lot of our bowlers want to get to, so Pat will fit right into our ambitious setup.”