Durham affirm signing of Callum Parkinson from Leicestershire
Durham have signed Callum Parkinson on a three-year contract. Parkinson’s membership, Leicestershire, had beforehand introduced that the left-arm spinner had turned down a brand new contract.
As reported by ESPNcricinfo, Durham made an method to signal Parkinson after he entered the ultimate months of his contract. They are additionally set to signal Parkinson’s team-mate Colin Ackermann, one in all three gamers leaving Leicestershire – veteran seamer Chris Wright has already agreed to join Sussex.
“I am absolutely delighted to be joining Durham,” Parkinson stated. “I’m really excited for the next chapter of my career and feel like the squad matches my desire to win trophies and improve myself as a cricketer.
“When I heard Durham had curiosity in signing me, I used to be delighted. Marcus North and Ryan Campbell have a transparent imaginative and prescient for taking their sturdy group of gamers ahead and I’m delighted to change into part of that group.
“I have good friends in the Durham dressing room who keep telling me how good the north east is and I’m looking forward to finding out firsthand.”
Parkinson, 26, has taken 140 first-class wickets at 38.82, having joined Leicestershire from Derbyshire in 2016. In T20, he has 108 T20 wickets in 94 appearances, which incorporates taking part in for Northern Superchargers within the Hundred.
He was made Leicestershire’s four-day captain final season however misplaced the job over the winter after refusing to signal a contract extension.
Marcus North, Durham’s director of cricket, stated: “We are excited to have secured the signing of Callum Parkinson. Callum is an experienced spinner on the domestic circuit and his arrival will enable us to continue to be effective in all conditions.
“Callum is likely one of the finest spinners within the nation and is confirmed in each red- and white-ball cricket, we really feel that by bringing him to Durham he’ll take his recreation to the subsequent stage and contribute and play an enormous half in Durham’s future success, which we’re all enthusiastic about.”