Lancashire wicketkeeper-batsman Brooke Guest joins Derbyshire on a two-year deal. The 23-year-old shall initially join the club on loan for the remainder of the season. Later might move onto a permanent contract ahead of the 2021 campaign.
Ben McDermott, the Australia wicketkeeper-batsman, had been due to play for the county this season, but that deal was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Head coach of DCCB Dave Houghton said: “He’s a player who has quality with the gloves and the bat.” With the Australian cricketer’s arrival pushed back to next year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brooke Guest joins as additional cover for Harvey an English professional cricketer who plays for DCCB.
🗣️ HOUGHTON: "He’s a player who has quality with the gloves and the bat.
“We now have two good wicketkeepers who we know we can rely on at any given moment, something that’s key in this condensed period.”#WeAreAllDerbyshire pic.twitter.com/QhLYVbN1oF
— Derbyshire CCC (@DerbyshireCCC) August 10, 2020
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Derbyshire. While Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in English cricket. The club has held the first-class status since it was founded in 1864. Lancashire’s home is Old Trafford Cricket Ground, although the team also play matches at other grounds around the county.
