Durham Cricket are delighted to announce that Emilio Gay will join the Club on a three-year deal ahead of the 2025 season.
A tall left-handed top order batter, Gay will be available for Durham in all formats and joins the Club from Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.
The 24-year-old has amassed over 2700 first-class runs for Northamptonshire since his debut in 2019 and is closing in on a tally of 1000 in white ball cricket.
He is enjoying a prolific County Championship campaign this term, with 860 runs, the fourth highest on the County Championship circuit which included a mammoth career best of 261 against Middlesex.
Scoring a double hundred to kick off the 2024 season, Gay has 6 first-class hundreds to his name and 13 fifties.
The Bedford-born batter found his straps in List A cricket in 2022, notching 332 runs in eight games for Northamptonshire scoring a maiden 50 over century against Lancashire at Blackpool.
He has made 13 T20 appearances for the Steelbacks posting his maiden short format half-century against Durham at Seat Unique Riverside last summer.
On joining Durham, Gay said: “I am thrilled to have joined Durham as I embark on the next stage of my career, I have heard great things about the Club both on and off the field and I am very much looking forward to being part of a new environment next season.
“Durham have a huge reputation of their players representing the national team and with my aspirations to play for England, I hope this opportunity will enable me to fulfil my international aspirations.
“The Club have been hugely successful for many years and I know this squad can win trophies. I hope I can play my part in further success for Durham over the next few years.”
Director of Cricket, Marcus North said: “We are delighted to have secured a player of Emilio’s quality to join Durham.
“He is having an outstanding season in the County Championship with 860 runs and is topping the run scoring charts across the country.
“At 24-year-old he is one of the most exciting young batters in the Country, and we are looking forward in nurturing his talent here at Durham.
“With Michael Jones making the decision to leave, it was important we recruited another batter and we have now done that with the addition of Gay, as we continue to strengthen our squad.
“We have seen already what Ben McKinney has to offer in the One Day Cup this season and with the addition of Emilio, we now have two really exciting talented young left-hand batters for our future.”