Essex all-rounder Wiaan Mulder has returned residence to South Africa for private causes and can miss the County Championship match towards Warwickshire, which begins on Friday.
The 28-year-old was because of play the membership’s first seven red-ball video games and likewise be obtainable for the early a part of the T20 Blast, which begins subsequent month.
He has scored 48 runs and brought one wicket in Essex’s two video games up to now, during which they beat Hampshire by an innings earlier than shedding by 10 wickets to Somerset.
The membership say he has solely left Chelmsford “briefly” and they’re “totally supportive” of his determination.
An replace on his return will probably be “introduced sooner or later”.
Mulder has performed 65 internationals for South Africa throughout all three codecs, scoring 1,696 runs and taking 72 wickets.
Final yr he helped them develop into world Check champions, defeating Australia by 5 wickets within the closing at Lord’s.
