Saif Zaib joins Hampshire on multi-year contract

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 15:46 · Archive

All-rounder Saif Zaib has joined Hampshire on a multi-year deal after 13 years at Northamptonshire.

Saif Zaib has joined Hampshire on a multi-year contract after leaving Northamptonshire, where he spent 13 years. The 28-year-old all-rounder made more than 200 appearances for Northants, scoring over 7,300 runs and taking 98 wickets across all formats. He also contributed to Northamptonshire's T20 Blast title win this summer.

Zaib said he was excited to begin his new chapter at Hampshire. "They are a highly competitive and ambitious club, and I look forward to joining up with the squad soon," he told Hampshire's website. "I've loved my time at Northamptonshire and can't thank them enough for giving me the opportunity to play professional cricket for 12 years, but I feel now is the time for a change."

Hampshire were relegated from Division One of the County Championship last season for the first time since gaining promotion in 2014. Zaib expressed his ambition to help reverse this decline. "I want to help get Hampshire back to Division One and contribute to winning matches and tournaments," he said.

How it is being reported

• Zaib joins Hampshire and eyes Division One returnHampshire sign all-rounder Saif Zaib following his exit from Northamptonshire on Thursday.BBC Hampshire · 30 Oct, 15:10
• Batting all-rounder Saif Zaib joins Hampshire on multi-year dealZaib makes the move from Northamptonshire where he scored nearly 7,000 runs and took 98 wicketsThe News, Portsmouth · 30 Oct, 15:10

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