Hampshire have roped in the services of hard-hitting Australian opening batsman D’Arcy Short for the upcoming Vitality T20 Blast which is slated to kick off on 9 June. Short is not only a big hitter of the ball but lends balance to the squad with his useful left-arm leg spin. Short can chip in with some crucial overs in the middle and has the ability to break partnerships.
The power-packed left-hander who is yet to establish himself in the international circuit has been in and around the core group for quite some time now. The southpaw has donned the national colours on 31 occasions so far across the two white-ball formats.
Short has plied his trade in several T20 tournaments across the world and has impressive returns so far in his career. The southpaw have scored nearly 4000 T20 runs besides bagging 48 wickets with his chinaman.
"I am so excited to join a club with as much history as Hampshire Hawks! I can't wait to get to The Ageas Bowl and hopefully we can have a strong season and win our first title since 2012," Short was quoted by Cricbuzz.
This won't be the first time that Short will be plying his trade in the T20 Blast. Earlier he had a stint with Durham in 2019. He had a wonderful time with the bat amassing 483 runs at an impressive average of 43.90.
Meanwhile, Director of Cricket, Hampshire, Giles White was quite thrilled to sign Short as he felt that the dashing left-hander’s inclusion will “add spark” to the team dynamics for the 2021 edition of the T20 Blast.
"We are delighted to secure the signing of D'Arcy for this summer's Vitality Blast competition. He is a high-class performer who has consistently shown his ability to score a high volume of runs at the top of the order, both for Australia and in a number of the world's best T20 competitions,” White said.
"Alongside his skill with the bat, he also gives us another spin bowling option with the ball so we're excited about what he brings to the side and are looking forward to having him with us," he further added.