Horspath's Australian all-rounder Alister Gibbins is due to make a belated arrival in the country on Friday.

The Tasmanian had hoped to join Horspath for the start of The Oxford Times Cherwell League season, but has been delayed while finalising his ancestry visa – he has a British grandmother.

Gibbins, who is captain and senior coach at Riverside CC, will be the third Tasmanian to play for the club in three seasons after Adam Pitt and Ollie Robinson.