The Blaze usher in Lizelle Lee for Rachael Heyhoe Flint run in
Lizelle Lee, the previous South Africa batter, has signed to play for the Blaze within the ultimate rounds of this season’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
Lee, 31, who retired from worldwide obligation final 12 months, will substitute South Africa allrounder Nadine de Klerk after she was known as up for the tour of Pakistan.
An skilled opener throughout codecs, Lee featured for Trent Rockets within the most-recent version of the Hundred, scoring 165 runs from seven innings.
The Blaze, who additionally play at Trent Bridge, at present sit prime of the RHF Trophy standings, with six wins from 10 video games.
“I am very excited to join up with the Blaze, particularly having played with some of my soon-to-be team-mates during The Hundred,” she stated.
“They have been playing really well across all competitions so far, and I hope that I can contribute and help push for qualification in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.”
Chris Guest, the Blaze head coach, stated: “Lizelle is a great addition for us as we get to the business end of the competition. We’ll benefit not only from her skills, but her knowhow in big games too. We’ve seen plenty of times how destructive she can be on her day.
“We are in a superb place with our focus solely on 50-over cricket now, which supplies the crew an actual power and drive to complete the season effectively, and Lizelle will add impetus to the group.”