Marchant de Lange signs three-year deal with Gloucestershire

image-l6qca4lvMarchant de Lange in The Hundred

The experienced fast bowler Marchant de Lange has signed a three-year deal with the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. The fresh deal will keep him with club until the end of the 2025 domestic season. 

Gloucestershire have informed that de Lange, currently an overseas player, is likely to feature in domestic cricket from 2023 as an English player. 

The 31-year-old has featured in 12 international matches across all three formats and scalped 26 wickets for South Africa. He last represented the Proteas in 2016. 



In 98 First-Class matches, de Lange has picked up 339 wickets. Furthermore, he has been successful in T20s with 152 wickets in 136 fixtures. 

The lanky pacer took five wickets in three appearances for Somerset in the County Championship 2022. On the other hand, he had eight scalps in five matches of the T20 Blast this year. 


Marchant de Lange delighted to join Gloucestershire

"I am very excited to have committed my long term future with the Club. I really look forward to working with Dale Benkenstein [coach] as we have a mutual goal for the future of Gloucestershire. I can’t wait to join up with my new teammates, it’s a new opportunity for me and my family, and I hope I can contribute in all formats," said de Lange. 

"I want to help Gloucestershire challenge for silverware and I also want to pass on advice and help the young players who are coming through the ranks.”


Can de Lange help Gloucs win their maiden County Championship title?

image-l6qbck61Marchant de Lange featured for Somerset in 2022

Since becoming an official County team in 1890, Gloucs have never won a Championship title. In the 2022 season, they have registered no victories in 11 appearances and are languishing at bottom of the points table. 

The signing of experienced de Lange might help the team in acing crunch moments and he could mentor the young players over the next three years as well . 

Furthermore, the veteran fast bowler has translated his red-ball success into the white-ball format and will be valuable for the team in various limited-overs competitions. 

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