Hampshire rope in D'Arcy Short for 2021 T20 Blast

One of the most destructive T20 openers in the world, D'Arcy Short was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the T20 Blast in 2019, totalling 483 runs at 43.90 in 12 innings for Durham. After skipping last year's competition, he is back with Hampshire Hawks for the 2021 season, set to begin on June 9.

"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 said.

Giles White, Director of Cricket, Hampshire, was stoked after Short's acquisition and hoped that his profile would help the team's 2021 T20 Blast campaign. "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.

"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 said.

Hampshire had a disastrous campaign last year finishing at the bottom of the South Group. They will kick-start this year's campaign with an away game against the Kent Spitfires on June 9.