SUSSEX have gone Dutch to bolster their batting line-up.

They have snapped up highly rated right-hander Bas Zuiderent on a one-year contract.

Sussex have beaten several other counties to the 21-year-old's signature.

Zuiderent shot to prominence in the 1996 World Cup when he hit a half-century against England.

Ayear later he was named man of the match when he was run out for 99 in a NatWest Trophy tie against Worcestershire.

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