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\u201cPaul holds immense county and international experience,” Foxes director of cricket Claude Henderson said.<\/p>\n
“He offers the ability to score quick runs at the top of the order, as well as take wickets.”<\/p>\n
Leicestershire, seeking a fourth T20 title and first in 13 years, are third in their group going into this weekend’s two East Midlands derby games against Notts and then Derbyshire on Sunday.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019ve got two huge games coming up,” Stirling added.<\/p>\n
“And, with the way the table\u2019s shaping up we\u2019re in a great position. Hopefully we can get a win or two more and put ourselves in strong contention for a home quarter-final.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stirling has played 355 T20 games in his career – most recently for Ireland at the World Cup in the Caribbean – and scored almost 8,500 runs.<\/p>\n
He has twice won the Men’s Hundred, with Southern Brave in 2021 and again last summer for Oval Invincibles.<\/p>\n
He made 313 runs in 13 games for the Bears in 2022, including a stunning 46-ball century on his debut, before returning to make two more appearances for the Edgbaston-based side in 2023 – the last of them in a win at Leicester.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n