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Hampshire’s overseas star has signed a new two-year deal and will remain at The Ageas Bowl until at least the end of the 2024 season
Hampshire Cricket are delighted to announce that Pakistan fast bowler Muhammad Abbas has committed his future to the Club by signing a new two-year contract.
Abbas will now remain at The Ageas Bowl until at least the end of the 2024 season.
I’m very pleased to have signed a new contract and to be staying with Hampshire for two more years. I’ve loved my time at The Ageas Bowl and am looking forward to helping the team push for silverware in the LV= Insurance County Championship.
Mohammad Abbas
Mo first arrived at the Club in 2021 as an overseas signing for the LV= Insurance County Championship and made an instant impact. In just his second match, Abbas took a six-wicket haul on his way to match figures of 9-39 against Middlesex at The Ageas Bowl.
In the 10 matches he played in that first season, the pace bowler racked up 41 wickets – the joint second highest in Hampshire’s ranks – at an average of just 15.87.
Abbas returned for the 2022 LV= Insurance County Championship and teamed up with fellow fast bowlers Kyle Abbott and Keith Barker to form one of the most impressive seam-bowling attacks seen on the county circuit.
In total, the trio took over 150 wickets between them in this year’s competition, 50 of which came from Abbas, as Hampshire finished third in Division One.
The 32-year-old had the most impressive average, 17.62, and economy rate, 2.35, of all Hampshire’s bowlers in 2022, featuring in 12 of the Club’s 14 games in the LV= Insurance County Championship.
Mo has been a big influence on the team. Since his arrival he has been both an incredible performer and a fantastic role model. To have him around for the next two years is a major boost to the squad.
Giles White, Director of Cricket
Overall, during his time at the Club to date, Abbas has played in 22 First-Class matches taking 91 wickets at an average of 16.83, while also boasting an impressive economy rate of just 2.24.
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