A wicketkeeper-batsman from Warrnambool in country Victoria, Tim Ludeman to Renegades ahead of BBL|07 after time playing BBL and Sheffield Shield cricket for South Australia.
He enjoyed a breakthrough summer in 2012-13, starring in all three forms of the game to be named South Australia’s Most Improved Player.
He scored four half-centuries in the Sheffield Shield, one in the Ryobi Cup and opened the batting for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League, finishing the tournament with 185 runs at a strike rate of just over 132.
He also took a spectacular leg-side catch off the bowling of Kieron Pollard and then capped off a solid 2013-14 season with his maiden first-class century.
Regarded as an expert gloveman, Ludeman opened the batting for South Australia in the 2015 Matador Cup and was named vice-captain.
He also scored more runs than any other wicketkeeper in BBL|05 and will be looking to continue that form this summer.