Hardie, who had a brief stint with Surrey in 2022, will arrive forward of the Championship fixture towards Hampshire on the Utilita Bowl from Could 24. Surrey can even play Hampshire of their Blast opener on Could 30, with the group stage operating till late July both facet of a break for back-to-back Championship video games towards Worcestershire and Essex.
“It is nice to have Aaron again on the Kia Oval as his character and all spherical expertise in each crimson and white ball cricket can be a wonderful addition to our squad,” Alec Stewart, Surrey’s director of cricket, stated. “He already is aware of our dressing room from his time with us in 2022 and I am very assured he’ll present everybody why he’s so extremely regarded in Australia.”
Hardie, 25, has been capped 4 instances in ODIs and 6 instances in T20Is and was the third-highest run-scorer within the just lately concluded Huge Bash League. He was referred to as up as cowl for Australia’s ongoing T20I sequence West Indies and Surrey will hope that he stays off the radar forward of the T20 World Cup, which takes place within the Caribbean and USA in June.
Though Hardie solely made 4 appearances for Surrey in 2022, he performed a task of their Championship success, hitting the profitable runs towards Yorkshire after a match-turning 81-run stand within the fourth innings at Scarborough.
Hardie stated: “I am stoked to come back again to Surrey this summer season. I beloved my time on the Membership in 2022 and obtained an actual sense of what it means to put on the Three Feathers. I am able to chip in and help the crew with bat or ball and do my bit in attempting to carry extra success to south London.”
His arrival will come on the again finish of Kemar Roach’s spell, with the West Indies fast having signed for the primary seven rounds of the Championship season.
