Scorchers sign England debutant Donald for BBL|16
29-year-old England T20 debutant Aneurin Donald has signed a one-year deal with Perth Scorchers.
Aneurin Donald, who made his England T20 international debut last month, has signed with defending champions Perth Scorchers for KFC BBL|16. The 29-year-old wicketkeeper-batter joins England opener Zak Crawley in the squad, potentially forming an all-England opening partnership.
Donald impressed at county level this year, scoring 489 runs at strike rate 230.66 for Derbyshire in the T20 Blast. Aneurin Donald earned his England cap after impressing at The Hundred and playing every game in England's 3-0 T20I series win over Sri Lanka.
The signing comes after Scorchers lost star Josh Inglis, who did not re-sign following the club's sixth men's Big Bash title in January.
- 29 years old
- Donald's age
- 230.66 from 489 runs
- Strike rate in T20 Blast
- Last month in T20 international
- England debut
- Three-time BBL champion did not re-sign
- Inglis departure
Why it mattersScorchers replace an absent star with a proven T20 batter who just broke into international cricket.
AustraliaAustralian cricket fans watch Donald's first BBL season and see how the England player performs in Australian summer competition.
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