George Munsey: Notts Outlaws sign Scotland batter for T20 Blast

Notts Outlaws have signed Scotland batter George Munsey for this year’s T20 Blast campaign.

The 33-year-old has featured 155 times for his country in white-ball matches and most recently played a part in their T20 World Cup campaign, which ended in the group stage earlier in February.

He top scored with 84 in Scotland’s only win in the competition against Italy.

Munsey has scored more than 2,700 runs playing T20 franchise cricket, with stints in Bangladesh, Nepal and United Arab Emirates coming among spells in the Blast with Hampshire and Kent.

“I feel like I have a lot of experience that I can bring to this group, and hopefully that will help us have a successful year in the Blast,” he told Notts’ website., external

While Notts have won the competition twice – most recently in 2020 – they have failed to reach the knockout stage of the T20 Blast in the past two seasons.

Notts head coach Peter Moores said Munsey brings batting experience to a side he hopes to develop into one that “can really push for honours in this format”.

“There will still be plenty of opportunities for our homegrown players to push their case for selection, though George gives us additional depth and experience,” Moores said.

“That will be important as we head into another busy season in all formats of the game.”