HIGH Wycombe RGS and High Wycombe CC cricket star Saif Zaib has signed a three-year deal to join Northants.

Zaib has played for the Northants 2s, scoring an unbeaten half century against Durham University, and has also been in fine form for club and school.

He set a new RGS High Wycombe record with 230 against RGS Newcastle and scored his first century for High Wycombe CC this summer.

The 16-year-old is predominantly a spinner though.

Northants chief executive said: "This is a groundbreaking move for us and reflects Saif's potential.

"The game is getting younger and faster and Saif, being a three dimensional cricketer, is exactly the profile of cricketer we need more of and will invest in."