Lancashire bring in Australia Test batsman Joe Burns for 2019 County Championship campaign

Burns has prior experience of the English four-day game having previously spent time with Leicestershire and Middlesex

Lancashire have signed Joe Burns as their overseas player for 10 County Championship games next season.

Burns, the Australia international batsman, has prior experience of the English four-day game having previously spent time with Leicestershire and Middlesex.

The 29-year-old will bring more than 6,000 career runs with him to Old Trafford as Lancashire look for an immediate return to Division One following their relegation in 2018.

He said: "Lancashire is a huge county with a fine history in the game and I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to play for the Red Rose next year.

^{Joe Burns has signed for Lancashire for 2019}

"It will be a huge honour to play at a world-class stadium like Emirates Old Trafford and I am very much looking forward to joining up with the squad.

"I’m determined to put in some match winning contributions for the side and help Lancashire push for promotion at the first time of asking."

Lancashire director of cricket Paul Allott said: "We’re thrilled to sign Joe as our overseas player for the majority of next year’s County Championship.

"He strengthens our batting line-up and brings a wealth of experience into the side. He will set a fantastic example to some of our younger batsmen in the way he approaches the game, both on and off the field. He’s an incredibly ambitious individual, and having spoken to him, I know he shares the same aspirations that Lancashire Cricket have for the upcoming year.

"We’ve heard only good things about his personality and character and I know he will have a very positive impact on our side."

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