YORKSHIRE fans will get an early glimpse of Australian signing Glenn Maxwell over the next three nights when he debuts for the county against league opposition in Twenty20 matches in Bradford, Harrogate and York.

The Australian World Cup winning all-rounder has arrived at Headingley ahead of his spell as Yorkshire overseas player in County Championship and Twenty20 cricket.

Yorkshire face a Bradford League XI in a T20 match at Pudsey Congs tonight before travelling to Harrogate to take on a Harrogate CC Select XI tomorrow.

They then face a Yorkshire League XI in York on Wednesday as they continue preparations for the NatWest T20 Blast competition.

Although the Vikings have already played one North Division fixture, beating Derbyshire by seven wickets on Friday, they have taken advantage of a gap in their schedule to gain some more match practice.

Maxwell arrived in Leeds yesterday having completed a forgettable period of Indian Premier League cricket with Kings XI Punjab, for whom he failed to get a fifty in eleven appearances.

But the Yorkshire dressing room are looking forward to welcoming the 26-year-old, and they don’t expect to be the only ones who will take to the effervescent Melburnian.

“I’m sure the Yorkshire supporters will take to him like everyone else will,” said fast bowler Jack Brooks.

“I don’t know him, and have never met him, but he seems to be pretty similar to Aaron Finch, and me and him got on well together last summer. We spent a bit of time together socially as well.

“I can imagine he’ll add to the dressing room as well as getting plenty of runs and wickets and providing excitement for the crowd.

“It’s always nice when you have an overseas that adds off the field as well as on the field.”

Maxwell is one of four overseas players who will play for Yorkshire across all three competitions this summer.

He replaces Cheteshwar Pujara for Championship cricket, and will play until Aaron Finch has recovered from his torn hamstring.

New Zealander Kane Williamson will assume duties once Maxwell and Finch link up with Australia’s limited overs squad for the series against England in late August.

“I think we’ve made some pretty good signings, although we’re disappointed with Finchy’s injury. Hopefully he can come back soon,” added Brooks.

“Hopefully Glenn comes over and finds good form. He was superb at the World Cup, and he’s the kind of guy who can change a game for us.”

Meanwhile, Matthew Fisher has admitted his delight at taking five wickets against Derbyshire on Friday.

Fisher, 17, is currently completing his A-Level exams, and is unavailable for Championship cricket until June 5 as a result. But Yorkshire are happy to select him for Twenty20 cricket in the meantime.

“I said to the umpire when I was coming off, ‘can you pinch me please because I think I’m dreaming’. It was brilliant,” said the seamer, who is studying Maths, PE and Psychology.

“I was going to do some revision before the match, but then I decided to just focus on the cricket.”

Fisher has played a handful of first-team matches across all forms for Yorkshire since debuting in a one-day match aged 15 in 2013, and he looks at ease at that level.

“It’s daunting, I can assure you!” he quipped after his Twenty20 debut.

“If you want this to be your career, you can’t really let it affect you. You’ve got to go out there and enjoy it. If you do mess up, there’s no point thinking about it and worrying. Just carry on.

“Sometimes you are going to have your days and sometimes you’re not. I could bowl the same like that in the next match and go for 50 in four overs.”