Middlesex have completed a major coup in signing New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum for their limited overs competitions.
The power hitting batsman announced his retirement from international cricket this week and will link up with Middlesex after his IPL commitments until June 25.
During this period Middlesex are scheduled to play seven NatWest T20 Blast and four Royal London One-Day Cup matches.
The county are also hopeful that McCullum will be able to return to the UK, subject to the team’s qualification, to play for the club in the knockout stages of both these tournaments.
Middlesex CCC’s Managing Director of Cricket, Angus Fraser, said: “Signing a player of Brendon’s undoubted quality is a huge coup for the club.
“He is one of the most respected, capable and dangerous cricketers in world cricket and will create a great deal of excitement around the club.
“When he walks out to bat everybody stops what they are doing to watch.”
“Brendon’s involvement highlights Middlesex’s commitment to white ball cricket and we are all looking forward to working with him both on and off the field. His presence will ensure that Thursday evenings at Lord’s will be ‘must see’ events.”
McCullum is looking forward to plying his trade at Lord's and playing for Middlesex.
He added: “I am delighted to be joining such an auspicious County as Middlesex and very much look forward to playing at the Home of Cricket”
In McCullum's international career he played 99 Tests, 254 ODI’s and 71 T20 Internationals for New Zealand, scoring more than 14,000 runs. During a stunning career he has scored a Test triple hundred, 15 limited overs hundreds and 66 fifties. McCullum’s highest List A and T20 scores are 170 and 158 respectively.
