http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714 Guptill signs with Derbyshire – Cricket News Update
New Zealand’s top order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980, has penned a two months contract with the English County outfit, Derbyshire, as their overseas player, and will be seen in action for the team’s 2012 season.
Guptill has already served a productive stint with the Luke Sutton led Derbyshire line-up, earning the reputation of one of the team’s most causative players, under the batting department, after scoring 537 runs from eight matches.
The 25-year-old player’s reappearance on the team was also welcomed by Head Coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karl-Matthew-Krikken-c70321, who said that the Kiwi batter has always stood out as a major talent for Derbyshire, especially under the batting circle, and that his comeback on the side’s
ranks will be a major boost for the County team.
“Martin was a match winner on several occasions. He proved to be an excellent influence on his fellow players. The news is a massive boost for the squad,” Krikken said.
“Martin opened the batting with pleasing consistency in first-class cricket. The experience of playing county cricket will continue to make Martin a better cricketer as his progression as an international player with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 continues,” added the Coach.
In addition the player’s allegiance with Derbyshire was further welcomed by its Chairman, Chris Grant, who stated that Guptill holds immense cricketing know-how and is a budding cricket star with more heights to conquer in years to come.
The Chairman also comprehended that Guptill’s recall on the Derbyshire squad was due to his imposing contribution for the side, which will surely penned down in the county team’s books.
Having already cemented a regular spot on the New Zealand national squad, Guptill has already earned an imposing goodwill under the domestic circle, batting 2906 First-Class runs, at an average of 35.43, including his career best unbeaten knock of 195 runs.
As for his international statistics, the Kiwi has already appeared in 16 Tests, 54 One Day International (ODI) matches and 25 Twenty20 (T20) outing, aggregating some impressive scores of 1053, 1751 and 546 respectively.
Guptill was recently engaged with his national side, during their triumphant tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, where the top order batsman managed to put up another imposing show, earning some major sums for the New Zealand touring squad.
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