Australia international bowler Sean Abbott will return to Surrey for next season’s T20 Blast and the first eight matches of the County Championship.

It will be the 34-year-old’s fourth stint with Surrey, having represented the club in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

Abbott has won 58 caps across one-day international and T20 international cricket, in which he has taken 69 wickets and scored 424 runs.

“The opportunity to re-join Surrey for the 2026 season was a no-brainer for me. The club has become a real home away from home,” Abbott told the club website., external

“The dressing room environment is one of the best I’ve experienced in my career and I’m looking forward to linking up with the group once more.”

Abbott has taken 49 wickets at an average of 25.73 in first-class cricket for the Three Feathers and played a part in the 2023 and 2024 County Championship Division One title wins.

He has taken 25 wickets in the T20 Blast and scored 221 runs, including a record-equalling 34-ball century against Kent Spitfires in 2023.

His fourth stint will begin with Surrey’s trip to Warwickshire on Friday, 3 April and will end at the conclusion of the Blast.