Derbyshire have signed Duanne Olivier as an overseas player for the first half of the 2018 season.
The 25-year-old South African seamer should, subject to final clearance from Cricket South Africa, be available for the county's first seven County Championship matches and the entire Royal London One-Day Cup campaign.
"We identified new-ball bowling as an area we wanted to strengthen, especially for the first half of the season in red- and white-ball cricket," Cricket Advisor, Kim Barnett said. "He is a tall, quick bowler who is keen to prove himself and he will give us another quality option with the ball. He comes highly recommended and will offer further depth to our seam attack."
While Olivier has struggled to command a settled place in the South Africa side - a reflection, in part, of their depth of seam bowling talent - he has played five Tests and claimed his 17 wickets at an impressive average of just 23.11 apiece. His first-class record - he has taken 284 wickets at an average of 22.04 - is excellent and, while he is still learning his trade in white-ball cricket, he has claimed the two best List A figures of his career this year.
"I'm looking forward to joining up with Derbyshire and getting straight into bowling overs and contributing to success for the club," Olivier said. "The club is clear in its drive to keep improving and I'm excited to be a part of an ambitious dressing room. There is a strong bowling attack at the club and I hope to play my part, both on and off the field."
Derbyshire have previously announced the signing of Mitchell Santner as an overseas player for the T20 competition and the second half of the Championship campaign and the release of several young players.