Harmful Australian batter Chris Lynn will be part of Hampshire Hawks for the remaining six matches of the Vitality Blast group stage.
Lynn joins the Hawks after South African duo Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Dewald Brevis had been awarded with worldwide callups to play in a two-test collection in opposition to Zimbabwe from 28 June.
The 35-year-old has beforehand featured within the Blast for Northamptonshire Steelbacks from 2022-23 the place he scored 880 runs averaging 44 with a strike fee slightly below 150.
Lynn has performed 292 T20 matches and has over 8,000 runs to his title within the format, with 5 centuries – three of which got here within the Blast – and 54 fifties.
Chris Lynn mentioned: “It’s nice to return to Hampshire, this time as a professional; I had a superb time taking part in membership cricket within the county some time in the past now.
“The Hawks are a vastly profitable aspect and hopefully I can play a giant half within the second half of the Blast to take the crew to Finals Day.”
The highly effective right-hander made a reputation for himself in Australia‘s Big Bash League, the place he has featured for Brisbane Warmth and Adelaide Strikers.
He solid a relentless opening partnership with present England Males’s Head Coach Brendon McCullum from 2016-19, the place the duo had been nicknamed the ‘Bash Bros’.
Within the three most up-to-date seasons since transferring to Adelaide Strikers, Lynn has scored 950 runs at a strike fee of 153 and has reached 50 seven instances.
Giles White
Giles White, Director of Cricket, mentioned: “We’re delighted to have Chris with us for the again half of the Blast. We’ve bought some essential video games forward of us and his expertise and explosive batting offers us a huge increase.”
In 2008, two years earlier than he made his skilled debut, Lynn performed membership cricket in Hampshire for Gosport Borough.
He featured 17 instances and scored 755 runs with two tons of and 6 fifties.
Hampshire Hawks’ males return to Vitality Blast motion on Saturday 5 July in opposition to Sussex Sharks on the 1st Central County Floor, Hove.
Lynn will then characteristic at Utilita Bowl the following day because the Hawks host Somerset in a double header, with matches beginning at 11am and 3pm.
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