Dupavelon is expected to join Derbyshire in time for the County Championship fixture against Sussex, which starts on May 3, following his commitments with the Dolphins franchise in South Africa’s domestic cricket. The club says he will be available in all formats until the final Championship match of the season in mid-September.

Derbyshire’s head of cricket Mickey Arthur said, “We felt we needed another fast bowler to be part of our attack, particularly in red ball cricket, and Darren is an experienced option who is a real asset. Will advance speed and skill.” . “I am delighted to welcome a player of Darren’s caliber, who is a huge asset to the South African game and has experience in international and franchise cricket. He will be a real asset to us in all forms of sport. .

“We have a very strong squad for the coming season, Blair Tickner is here for the first half of the campaign, Darren May is coming over and we are keen to get Mohammad Amir for the second half of the Vitality Blast. T20 World Cup.”

This will be Dupavelan’s first stint in county cricket. He said: “I’m very excited to be joining Derbyshire, I’m not sure there’s a cricketer who wouldn’t want to work with a coach like Mickey Arthur, and playing in England is an opportunity I’d love to make. Most of the time.

“Mickey has spoken to me about his desire for the club and there is some real quality in the squad, so I’m looking forward to getting started and helping to get some positive results on the board.”

Derbyshire’s season got off to a false start last week, with a four-day washout at home to Gloucestershire. They will be hoping the weather allows them to take to the pitch in the second round of games from Friday, when they play Glamorgan in Cardiff.