Robinson joins Northants as Breetzke replacement
Tim Robinson has made 10 T20 international appearances for New Zealand [Getty Images]
Northamptonshire have signed New Zealand international Tim Robinson on a short-term deal.
The 23-year-old batter joins the County Championship side as Matt Breetzke's replacement after the South Africa international was called up for the Proteas' upcoming Test series against Zimbabwe.
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Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann described it as "a real like-for-like replacement".
Robinson will be available for four T20 Blast fixtures in July as well as two County Championship matches, starting with their meeting with Middlesex on Sunday.
"He's a strong young man; he hits the ball big and opens the batting in white ball," Lehmann told the club website.
"He looks like a really good player, so fingers crossed he gets some runs for us and plays well across both formats."
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