The Melbourne Renegades have boosted their batting stocks with the signing of talented Western Australian batsman Marcus Harris.

Harris represents one of several promising young Western Australians coming through the system and the 23-year-old will be looking to build on his last two seasons in Perth.

The left-handed opener has made 14 Big Bash League appearances to date, scoring 233 runs with a strike rate of 121.35.

“I’m really looking forward to moving over to Melbourne to join the Renegades,” Harris said.

“It will be great to open the batting with one of the best T20 batsmen currently in the world in Aaron Finch” Harris added.

“I also want to thank Justin Langer, Geoff Marsh and the Scorchers for my time there. It was a very successful period and I appreciate the opportunities they provided me and I wish them all the very best for the future. I’m looking forward to working with David Saker at the Renegades and driving the team into the finals in BBL|06.”

Melbourne Renegades Head Coach David Saker said Harris would bring youth and energy to the team.

“Marcus is a bright young talent and will add to our batting depth. He’s got a reputation for going out there and striking the ball which is what we’re after in the shortest format. We look forward to welcoming him onto the team later in the year,” Saker said.

Harris will join fellow WA players Nathan Rimmington and Tom Beaton in the Renegades squad.

Renegades BBL|06 squad (to date) – Aaron Finch (C),Tom Beaton, Tom Cooper, Xavier Doherty, Callum Ferguson, Marcus Harris, James Pattinson, Nathan Rimmington, Peter Siddle, Chris Tremain, Matthew Wade, Guy Walker, Cameron White, Nick Winter.