Adelaide: Australian opener Matthew Renshaw has penned a three-year deal with Adelaide Strikers, the franchise announced on Friday (September 11). This is the second crucial move from the 2017-18 Big Bash League champions after Daniel Worrall was signed in as a replacement for Billy Stanlake, who shifted base to Melbourne Stars.
Renshaw had a successful summer with Brisbane Heat last year, scoring 348 runs at a strike-rate of 129.85 and with the highest score of 65. He was the second-highest run-scorer for Heat last season. The left-handed batsman also took six wickets.
.@MattRenshaw449 already looking forward to turning up in blue for #BBL10 💪🏼 #BlueEnergy pic.twitter.com/q88LDCQwaP
— Adelaide Strikers (@StrikersBBL) September 11, 2020
“The Adelaide Strikers have always been an impressive franchise and to be joining them for the next three years, I’m just ecstatic,” Renshaw said. “I’m looking forward to having Adelaide Oval as my home ground, which is an oval that I know well and is also one of the best in the world,” he added. “Hopefully it will be possible to play in front of our home crowd at some point, as they really do make such an incredible atmosphere.”
Strikers head coach Jason Gillespie stated, “We welcome Matt who is a proven batsman and he has really come into his own in T20 cricket in the last couple of seasons. He is a great character, and everyone at the Strikers is excited to have Matt on board for the next three years.”
Pumped to be joining @strikersbbl for the next 3 years! Big thank you to everyone at the @heatbbl for the last 3 years, I’ve really enjoyed my time with the club and team and all of our achievements. Thanks also to the fans for all your support! Excited for the next chapter! pic.twitter.com/CDV2pfZ9SU
— Matt Renshaw (@MattRenshaw449) September 11, 2020
The squad so far: Travis Head (C), Cameron Valente, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Michael Neser, Harry Nielsen, Matthew Renshaw.
