Nagaland cricket team captain Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer has signed for Morecambe CC, a UK-based cricket club, for the 2021 season.

Crikceter Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer is a 35-year-old cricket from Akhoya village in Nagalandโ€™s Mokokchung district.

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He is an all-round, right-hand batsman and medium pacer, says a media report.

Confirming the signing with the Nagaland cricketer, Morecambe Cricket Club said on its website: โ€œMorecambe CC are pleased to announce the signing of a new professional Rongsen Jonathan for the 2021 season.โ€

โ€œRongsen an experienced batsman who can bowl off spin currently plays for Nagaland in the Ranji Trophy and will join MCC as a replacement for Mitchel Van Buuren,โ€ it said.

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Congratulating the cricketer, Nagaland deputy chief minister Y. Patton wrote on his Twitter handle: โ€œCongratulations to Mr. Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer, skipper of Nagaland cricket team and an inspiration to many, on joining Morecambe Cricket Club! Weโ€™re immensely proud and look forward to seeing him in action. My best wishes to him on the new responsibility!โ€™

Born on October 4, 1986, Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer made his first-class debut for Railways in the 2013โ€“14 Ranji Trophy on December 6, 2013.

Ahead of the 2018โ€“19 Ranji Trophy, he transferred from Railways to Nagaland cricket team.

He scored a century in the 2019โ€“20 Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Nagaland and Manipur.

Morecambe Cricket Club, which was founded in 1889, is one of the oldest English cricket clubs at Morecambe in Lancashire.