Colin Ingram injury forces Glamorgan to call up NZ's Cam Fletcher

Glamorgan have brought in Cam Fletcher, the New Zealand A wicketkeeper-batter, as short-term cover for Colin Ingram, as they bid to reach the knockout stages of the T20 Blast for the first time since 2017.

Ingram injured his Achilles in their defeat to Essex at Chelmsford last week and Fletcher, who has been playing club cricket for New Farnley in Yorkshire, will join the squad ahead of their fixture against Surrey at The Oval on Tuesday.

Fletcher, 30, generally bats in the middle order for Canterbury in domestic T20 cricket in New Zealand and has an impressive record in the format, averaging 35.10 with a strike rate of 131.80.

He was named in New Zealand's Test squads to play South Africa and England earlier this year but remains uncapped at international level, despite a number of appearances for New Zealand A over the past five years.

Ingram is a significant loss for Glamorgan. He has scored 329 runs at 54.83 in the Blast this year, striking at 166.16, and is their all-time leading run-scorer in T20 cricket. He is expected to return later in the group stage, with Fletcher provisionally signed for the next week.

Glamorgan have suffered a number of injuries in the Blast this year, with David Lloyd, Eddie Byrom and Dan Douthwaite all missing their most recent fixtures. They are also missing Michael Neser, who is with Australia's Test squad for the Ashes.

But they have still made a strong start to the Blast season under new white-ball coach Mark Alleyne, with five wins and four defeats. They sit fifth in the South Group, two points behind fourth-placed Hampshire with a game in hand.