Bartlett’s preliminary deal coated at the least eight T20 Blast fixtures and Kent are awaiting affirmation as as to whether he can be made out there for that competitors.
Simon Prepare dinner, Kent’s director of cricket, stated: “Nationwide boards are at all times going to guard their finest belongings, so it wasn’t a shock once we acquired information from Cricket Australia that they’d be withdrawing his NOC. This choice has probably not dominated him out for the Vitality Blast, and we’re persevering with to debate our choices with Cricket Australia.”
“We’re actually excited by the potential that Beyers has and what he can supply us this season,” Prepare dinner stated. “We regarded very rigorously at him earlier within the yr however at that stage he hadn’t performed the required video games to qualify as a viable abroad signing for us. He is a real allrounder who supplies further batting depth for us throughout all codecs – a spot that we have regarded to fill with our abroad gamers this yr.”
Swanepoel stated: “I am completely thrilled to affix a historic county facet resembling Kent and to play in all codecs of the English county recreation. I hope to be taught so much while I am right here amongst a really proficient squad. I spoke to former Kent abroad gamers earlier than I signed they usually could not suggest Kent extremely sufficient as a spot to return and enhance my recreation in English situations.”
Kent will begin the season with Wes Agar as their solely out there abroad participant, and face Somerset at Canterbury within the opening spherical of fixtures on Friday.
