Kent Cricket sign Australia‘s Xavier Bartlett for the first round of 2024 County Championship matches and group stage of the Vitality Blast after impressing in the Big Bash League with the Brisbane Heat and making his international debut

Kent have signed exciting Australian fast bowler Xavier Bartlett – and his new team-mates are thrilled.

The 25-year-old quick has been playing alongside Kent Spitfires T20 captain Sam Billings for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League where he took 20 wickets in 11 matches – ending the tournament as the top wicket-taker.

Bartlett will be available to play the majority of red and white ball cricket for Kent at the start of the new season.

He was named player-of-the-series after his ODI debut for Australia against West Indies earlier this month. He took 4-17 in the second-best ODI debut by an Australian bowler and has also recently made his IT20 debut for his country.

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