Guptill signs up with Derbyshire

Martin Guptill, the New Zealand top-order batsman, has signed with Derbyshire for the English domestic season later in the year. He's their second overseas player after Usman Khawaja signed with the county earlier this month. Guptill and Khawaja will feature together in the Friends Provident t20 tournament and and Guptill will take over from the Australian batsman for the second half of the County Championship and the limited-overs tournament.

A part of New Zealand's World Cup squad, Guptill has played 15 Tests averaging 34.96 and 39 ODIs with a century and eight fifties. He also has a handy Twenty20 record.

"Martin has made a significant impact on the international scene in recent times and we are excited about bringing such a talented cricketer to Derbyshire," the county's head of cricket John Morris said. "I'm sure the experience of playing County Cricket will be of great benefit to Martin as it has been for many international cricketers in the past."