Leicestershire have announced the signing of Australian batsman Mark Cosgrove as club captain on a two-year contract. The 30-year-old left-hander, who has a British passport, will be available in all competitions and links back up with South Australia and Sydney Thunder team-mate Andrew McDonald, who is the new Leicestershire head coach. Cosgrove has played county cricket before, having spent three full seasons at Glamorgan, and represented Australia in three one-day internationals in 2006. Mark Cosgrove in action for the Sydney Thunder against Hobart Hurricanes in January . Cosgrove is returning to County Cricket for the 2015 season as captain of Leicestershire . Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan said: 'We are delighted to sign a player of Mark's calibre, quality and experience. 'He will be a fantastic captain for us and we look forward to Mark having a huge influence on us in 2015.' Batsman Ned Eckersley has been named as vice-captain for the 2015 season as Leicestershire continue to ring the changes following a forgettable few years which has seen them fail to win an LV= County Championship match since 2012.
Mark Cosgrove joins Leicestershire as club captain on two-year contract . Australian batsman links back up with head coach Andrew McDonald . The pair were team-mates at South Australia and Sydney Thunder . Cosgrove played for Glamorgan for three full seasons .