The 30-year-old, who has taken almost 400 career wickets, will be available for nine red-ball matches and eight Blast fixtures
New Zealand fast bowler Blair Ticker has joined Derbyshire for the first half of the 2024 season.
The 30-year-old, who has 34 caps for the Black Caps, will be available in all formats until July 4, a period which covers nine County Championship matches and eight T20 Blast fixtures.
Tickner has taken 202 wickets at 34.93 in 68 first-class appearances and a further 114 wickets with an economy of 8.83 in 87 T20 outings.
In addition to his vast experience and ability to bowl up to 90mph, he also brings winning pedigree to Derbyshire after tasting Plunket Shield and Ford Trophy success with Central Districts.
Tickner will be available in both T20 and red-ball cricket until July 4 [Marty Melville/Getty Images]
Tickner in action for Central Districts in New Zealand [Joe Allison/Getty Images]
Last season, Derbyshire failed to win a single County Championship match, drawing 10 games and losing four to finish the season in sixth place, while no bowler picked up more than 30 wickets.
In the Blast, they fared better, winning six of their 14 games, but could still only manage a modest fifth-place finish in the North Group.
On joining Derbyshire, Tickner said: "I'm really excited to be playing in county cricket for the first time. Derbyshire have a great coaching setup and everyone I have spoken to in New Zealand says what a good club it is.
"I'm a competitor, I want to win every game I play and I'm looking forward to linking up with the squad and hopefully getting good results."
Head of cricket, Mickey Arthur, added: "Blair brings real pace and international quality to our bowling attack; he's an experienced bowler across formats and he will be a great asset for us in the first half of the season.
"We have a talented core of bowlers and have increased our depth by adding the international experience of Blair and Mohammad Amir, which should help us to take the wickets to win games and push for promotion."
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