by Andrew Gidley and Graham Jones

Wayne Parnell is urging Cricket South Africa to let him play in the Twenty20 Cup finals day at Edgbaston next month.

The 19-year-old paceman (pictured), who claimed he wanted to return to Kent for the rest of the summer, agreed a compromise with his South Africa bosses – but now wants an extension.

He said: "I wanted to come back but the CSA said they wanted me to rest with the international season coming up, so in the end they said I could be here for five weeks."

That stint ends after the LV County Championship Division 2 top-of-the-table game against second-placed Derbyshire beginning at Canterbury on Friday but Parnell wants the chance to play in Birmingham on Saturday, August 15.

He added: "I am due to go home next week but I’m sure there will be contact between Kent and Cricket South Africa to sort something out and hopefully I will be back.

"Winning trophies is good for Kent and means so much to the supporters."

Parnell started Durham’s decline by dismissing Durham opener Phil Mustard with his first ball but admitted: "It was a weird wicket, because I seemed to get stuck on the pitch, shouted ‘catch it’ and then looked around and saw Tredders had it.

"That got things rolling and I thought the boys and the crowd were awesome. It was a great atmosphere to play in."

Hear Wayne Parnell talking about the quarter final win and wanting to play in the final.

Kent skipper Rob Key says Parnell loves playing on the big stage.

He said: "Even in international cricket, class bowlers like that are pretty rare. At 19 he is a special talent and he’s got a great future.

"He’s desperate to come and play (in the finals day).

"I think he sees it as a great experience for his own game as much as helping Kent out but it is all out of our hands.

"We got through to the quarter-finals in a tough group without having an overseas player. When you are leaving out a bowler like Amjad Khan’s class it’s a handy place to be in."