Kane Williamson officially joins new teams ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025

New Zealand National Cricket Team batter Kane Williamson will be featuring in the Hundred 2025 for London Spirit and will be playing county cricket as well. The right-hander has signed a deal with Middlesex, who made the development public on Monday, 17th February.

Kane Williamson, who is one of the modern greats, will be playing for the Middlesex in both the Vitality Blast and the Rothesay County Championship. He will be playing the last 10 games of the white-ball tournament and also will be featuring in at least five County Championship clashes in the second half of the season

This will be the third time that Kane Williamson will be playing county cricket in England

This will be the third time that Kane Williamson will be playing county cricket in England. The batter previously played for Gloucestershire in 2011 and 2012 and for Yorkshire between 2013 and 2018. Now, he will be joining Middlesex as one of the top batters in the game of cricket.

Williamson will be in the UK from May through to the end of September, where, along with the Middlesex, he will be playing for London Spirit in the Hundred, making Lord’s his home in 2025. His presence will be a massive boost for both teams, especially with the kind of batter that he is.

Kane Williamson is joining London Spirit! 🤩🇳🇿#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/R64wlOLMaV

— The Hundred (@thehundred) February 17, 2025

To be able to play for Middlesex is really exciting and something that I’m looking forward to being a part of - Kane Williamson

Talking about joining Middlesex, Williamson expressed excitement, saying that he is looking forward to playing at the Lord's Cricket Ground. He also said that he would be helping other players as well. Speaking in an official release, he said:

“I’ve played a bit of county cricket in the past, but not for a number of years now, so when this opportunity arose with Middlesex it was a really exciting prospect. To be able to play for Middlesex – a fine club with a rich heritage – is really exciting and something that I’m looking forward to being a part of.

"To play at Lord’s, the Home of Cricket – which is one of my favourite grounds in the world for so many different reasons – is something I’m especially looking forward to also. There’s a good balance of youth and experience in the Middlesex squad, which is great, and I’m really excited to join up with the team, meet the players in the squad and helping out wherever I can.”

Kane Williamson has an exceptional record for New Zealand across formats

Kane Williamson has an exceptional record for the New Zealand National Cricket Team. The right-hander has played over 360 international games and has mustered 18,000 runs, including 47 centuries. He averages an incredible 54.88 in Test cricket, 49.65 in ODI cricket, and 33.44 in the T20I format.

He has played in leagues around the world, representing Gujarat Titans and the Sunrisers in the IPL, the Barbados Tridents in the CPL, and Durban's Super Giants in the South African T20. He will also be playing for Karachi Kings in the PSL 2025.

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