FORMER New Zealand captain, Kane Williamson, has put pen to paper with Middlesex on a two-year contract from the upcoming 2025 English summer. He will play for the London-based club in the T20 Blast and the County Championship, being his third county stint after featuring for Gloucestershire between 2011-12 and Yorkshire between 2013-2018.

Williamson will be available for at least 10 of the 14 group fixtures for Middlesex during the T20 Blast and shall also be available for at least five County Championship games in the second half of the season. Before this, Williamson shall also play for the London Spirit in the Hundred making Lord’s Cricket Home from May to the end of September.

Middlesex finished third in Division Two of the County Championship in 2024 and will aim to fight for promotion now that they are united with Williamson. They fared poorly in the Vitality Blast as they finished eighth out of the nine teams in the South Group.
Williamson was delighted to have signed with Middlesex and described the club as having ‘rich heritage’. He was looking forward to playing County cricket after a number of years in England.

“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 really 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.”

Alan Coleman, the Director of Cricket at Middlesex, felt that securing the services of Williamson as a real coup and was eager to witness the positive impact he would have on the squad.

“We are hugely excited about Kane joining Middlesex this summer and are looking forward to him making a positive impact in both our Blast and Championship campaigns.

“To have secured one of the most talented players in the world game is a real coup, and we can’t wait to welcome him to Lord’s and to see him heading out with the three Seaxes on his chest. (Cricbuzz)