Gloucestershire batsman Ian Cockbain is hoping his stellar performances in Australia’s Big Bash League will open more doors to the potentially lucrative world of franchise cricket.
The 34-year old - the county’s highest-ever T20 run scorer - made the most of a last-minute call-up by the Adelaide Strikers as he finished with 239 runs in six innings as they went close to reaching the final.
Cockbain was playing club cricket before a meet-up with former county colleague Dan Worrall saw him suddenly propelled into the Big Bash - and he took the chance with both hands.
