Former Zim cricketer Sean Ervine at Derbyshire on loan

Former Zimbabawean cricketer  and veteran Hampshire all rounder Sean Michael Ervine has signed for Derbyshire on an intial 28- day loan.

In a bid to strengthen its squad for the remainder of the 2018 season, Derbyshire  County Cricket Club has sought the service of 35- year old who  will be available for the last six Specsavers County Championship matches this summer, beginning with the trip to face Sussex starting on Sunday 19 August.

A former Zimbabwe international, Ervine has played in five Tests and 42 ODIs, scoring 959 runs at an average of just under 30 and taking 50 wickets.He is an left- handed batsman who bowls right -arm medium pace.

With experience of competitions around the world, Ervine has played a total of 227 first-class matches and scored 11,339 runs, with a top-score of 237 not out and an average of 36.45. He has also claimed 280 wickets with best figures of 6-82.

In total, he has scored 29 centuries and 94 half-centuries with the bat across all forms in an 18-year career which has also seen him feature in 251 List A matches and claim five limited-overs trophies with Hampshire.

Derbyshire Captain, Billy Godleman said: “We have six Specsavers County Championship games remaining this season and we still have plenty to play for.

“With Luis [Reece] still recovering from injury, we wanted to bring in an experienced head to strengthen our line-up and Sean fits the bill with both bat and ball.

“He’s a winner and hungry to score runs and take wickets, I’m sure he’ll do a great job out in the middle for us, as well as pass on his knowledge in the dressing room.”

Ervine added: “I’m excited and grateful to get the opportunity to play some regular first-class cricket at Derbyshire. The aim now is to be as competitive as possible in the final run of games and see where that can take us.”