The 20-year-old from Bedford has just signed his first professional terms with Northants, a two-year deal his reward for a stellar season with the second team, bat in hand.
Pakistan came within an ace of making it through to the semi-final stage this summer, and probably would have done so were it not for a calamitous defeat to the West Indies in their opening match and a rained off fixture against Sri Lanka.
Stevens who has been at Kent for fourteen years will only be eligible for Derbyshire’s T20 matches with his availability extending to the knockout stages should Derbyshire get there.
Within 24 hours of a loan deal being agreed Bamber is already in action for Gloucestershire as they host Leicestershire in a battle of the bottom two sides in Division Two.