Derbyshire sign Ed Barnes on loan from Yorkshire for remainder of 2020 season

The 22-year-old, who played for England Under-19s, will join the club in time for their Bob Willis Trophy clash against Leicestershire

Derbyshire have signed seamer Ed Barnes on loan from Yorkshire for the remainder of the season.

The 22-year-old, who played for England Under-19s, will join the club in time for their Bob Willis Trophy clash against Leicestershire.

Barnes has taken 152 wickets for Yorkshire’s academy and second team since 2013, and will fill the void created by Ravi Rampaul’s delayed arrival in England for the 2020 season.

Rampaul is in Trinidad and Tobago, where a border closure has been extended. It meant that in Derbyshire’s dramatic victory over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, they fielded an inexperienced bowling attack featuring Sam Conners, Ben Aitchison, Michael Cohen and Fynn Hudson-Prentice.

Head of cricket Dave Houghton said: “With the quick turnaround in games, it’s vital that we have a good number of quality seam bowlers to rotate.

“Ed comes highly recommended and his talent has been recognised at a young age with experience at England Under-19s level.

“I’d like to thank Yorkshire for allowing Ed to join us on loan and I’m looking forward to seeing him grasp this opportunity to impress in a first-team environment.”

Barnes added: “My game has come on a lot in recent years and I’m ready to make the step up to first-class cricket.

“Derbyshire have a really exciting pace attack and hopefully I can offer something different and contribute whenever I get an opportunity.”

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