New Zealand’s premier batter Kane Williamson has signed up with both Middlesex and London Spirit for the 2025 cricketing summer in England. The long stint will ensure that Williamson, widely regarded as one of the greatest modern-day batters in the game, would call Lord’s as his home ground from May to September. Williamson will captain London Spirit in this year’s edition of The Hundred, making him the first direct overseas signing in the men’s competition. He will also be available for at least ten of Middlesex’s 14 T20 Blast group matches, and feature in at least five County Championship games in the second half of the season. Williamson previously featured in domestic cricket in England for both Gloucestershire and Yorkshire. He is currently with the New Zealand team ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy campaign starting against hosts Pakistan on Wednesday. He scored an unbeaten 133 against South Africa in New Zealand winning the 50-over tri-series recently in Pakistan. He averages 54.88 in Test cricket, 49.65 in ODI cricket, and 33.44 in T20Is.
