Warwickshire have signed Sri Lankan Test bowler Vishwa Fernando to bolster their attack for the start of the Rothesay County Championship.
Left-arm quick Fernando – who has 79 Test wickets, including four in his last outing in South Africa in December – will be available for Warwickshire’s Division One games in April.
It means he could make his Bears debut in the season opener against Sussex starting on 4 April, followed by the trip to his former club Durham, and the home game against Nottinghamshire from 18 April.
The 33-year-old is an experienced First Class cricketer with 342 wickets in 124 games.
He impressed during three red ball games for Yorkshire last summer, taking 17 wickets including nine wickets in a match against Derbyshire (5/30 and 4/58).
He said: “I am thrilled to be joining Warwickshire for the early stages of the season. Playing county cricket has been hugely enjoyable for me over the last two years.
“The county have some very good cricketers and I am looking forward to playing with Alex Davies, Ed Barnard and all the boys.”