Hampshire sign South African batter Brevis
Hampshire have signed South African batter Dewald Brevis on a season-long deal. The 21-year-old has joined for the whole of the T20 Blast campaign and could also play in the County Championship.Brevis impressed in the 2022 Under-19 World Cup where he scored 506 runs with two centuries and three fifties in six innings.He joins his fellow countryman Lhuan-dre Pretorius who Hampshire signed in February. "I'm hugely excited about joining Hampshire Hawks for the Vitality Blast this summer," Brevis said."The team has a great history in the competition, and I look forward to being a part of that."It's great we have Lhuan-dre with us as well and hopefully we can put on a good show and entertain the crowd at Utilita Bowl on our way to reaching Finals Day and lifting the trophy."I'm also looking forward to playing in the County Championship, the team were so close last year, and I hope I can help the club push for the title in 2025."
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