All-rounder Evison joins the Foxes on six-week loan from rivals
LEICESTERSHIRE have signed all-rounder Joey Evison on a six-week loan from their East Midlands rivals Nottinghamshire.
The 20-year-old will be in contention to make his debut after the Running Foxes’ T20 Vitality Blast fixture against his parent club at Trent Bridge in Nottingham tonight (6.30pm).
Evison will be eligible for the remainder of the Vitality Blast, the four-day tour match against India starting on Thursday, as well as the two LV= Insurance County Championship fixtures against Sussex and Glamorgan next month.
Evison said: “I am very grateful to Leicestershire for giving me the opportunity to express myself as a player and continue my development.
“I am really looking forward to working with the coaches here and am excited to get going.”
The former England Under-19 international has a first-class batting average of 32.75, and registered his maiden career century, 109 not out, in Nottinghamshire’s County Championship opener at Sussex in April.
Evison possesses white-ball batting pedigree too.
He smashed an 18-ball 50 for England U19s against Sri Lanka in December 2019, equaling Rishabh Pant’s record, while he averages 24 striking at 133.33 in List A cricket for the Outlaws.
The all-rounder will also bolster the bowling ranks. The right-arm seamer has 21 first-class wickets to his name at an impressive return of 22.09, recording career-best bowling figures of 5 for 21 against Durham last summer.
Leicestershire’s director of cricket Claude Henderson said: “We are very excited that Joey has decided to join us over the next month. We are really pleased we can offer him the opportunity to play first team cricket and we look forward to seeing what he can contribute to the side.”
Evison will wear the number 90 shirt for the Running Foxes.