THE St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have announced that Anton Devcich will be joining them for the 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which takes place between August 8 and September 16.

The New Zealander will be replacing Tabraiz Shamsi who will now be with South Africa on their tour of Sri Lanka then will be representing South Africa A until the end of August.

Devcich, a 32-year-old spin bowling all-rounder, has previous experience with the Hero CPL having played for the Trinbago Knight Riders in 2016.

Devcich has played 16 times for New Zealand having represented his country in ODIs and T20 Internationals.

Speaking about the arrival of Devcich, Patriots head coach Donovan Miller said: “Anton is a class player who offers a huge amount with the bat, with the ball and in the field. With experience in international and franchise cricket around the world he will be a real asset to the Patriots in the 2018 season.”