Lancashire sign Jake Lehmann to replace fellow Aussie Glenn Maxwell in Royal London Cup

Lancashire have signed Australian batsman Jake Lehmann for the remainder of their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign.

Lehmann, the 26 year-old son of former Australian batsman and coach Darren Lehmann, will replace countryman Glenn Maxwell, who is set to join the Australian World Cup squad. Maxwell will play in Lancashire's next game against Durham on Tuesday before flying back to Australia.

Jake Lehmann played first-class cricket for Yorkshire in 2016, scoring 384 runs at an average of 54.85. He will be available for the knockout stages if Lancashire qualify from the North Group in the Royal London Cup. The left-handed batsman averages 31.09 in List A cricket and has played in the Big Bash for Adelaide Strikers since 2015.

"I am hugely excited to have been given the opportunity to join a massive club like Lancashire," he said. "I thoroughly enjoyed my previous spell in England with Yorkshire a couple of years ago and I'm really looking forward to pulling on the Red Rose and playing at Old Trafford this time around.

"I am looking forward to meeting all of the lads and I hope that I can put in some match winning performances to help the team finish strongly."

Lancashire's Director of Cricket Paul Allott, said: "We are very fortunate that we've been able to find a replacement for Glenn as he leaves us to meet up with the Australia World Cup squad.

"Getting a player of quality for a short spell, with little notice can be difficult, but we're really pleased that we have been able to secure the services of Jake for the rest of the competition. Everyone at Lancashire Cricket wishes Glenn all the best for the World Cup and we look forward to welcoming him back to Emirates Old Trafford later this summer."

Maxwell will return to Lancashire after the World Cup to play in the T20 Blast in August and the County Championship in September.