Wicketkeeper-batter Scarlett Hughes has agreed an open-ended loan on dual-registration terms to Tier Two outfit Leicestershire Foxes.

Hughes, who will turn 23 next week, has played 32 T20s in her career, hitting two fifties and claiming 29 dismissals.

She came through the Essex pathway and joined Sunrisers’ Academy for their inaugural season when the regional model was introduced in 2020, making her full debut two years later.

Hughes joined The Blaze at the conclusion of the 2023 season, and could be in line for her Foxes debut in a Vitality Blast trip to Worcestershire on Sunday, 15 June.

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