Middlesex add batter Boyle to T20 Blast squad

Middlesex have signed New Zealand A batter Matt Boyle for the duration of their T20 Blast campaign.

Boyle has scored 640 runs in T20 28 matches in the New Zealand Super Smash for the Canterbury Kings, playing under Middlesex head coach Peter Fulton.

The 23-year-old's recent form earned him a call-up for the New Zealand second string's tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year.

Boyle said: "It will be great to be working under Fults again. I really enjoyed him at Canterbury, and am excited to see how he is with the Middlesex boys."

Middlesex begin their T20 Blast campaign against Kent at Lord's on Friday, and will host Surrey next on Sunday.

"Being able to call the Home of Cricket my home ground for any period of time is something I never thought could have been a possibility, and I am equally excited to be able to play in a competition with the quality of the Vitality Blast", said Boyle.

Fulton added: "I know Matt well from my time in New Zealand, coaching him at Canterbury for the past four seasons.

"He is a tall left-hander with a career T20 strike rate of over 150 and will add power to our top order.

"I have no doubt we will see Matt playing international cricket for New Zealand in the future, and I am looking forward to seeing him make a name for himself at Middlesex."