Fast bowler Abbott signs one-year extension at Hampshire
FAST bowler Kyle Abbott will continue his career at Hampshire having signed a one-year contract extension.
Abbott made his Hampshire debut back in 2014 and will enjoy a ninth season at Utilita Bowl this summer.
He made history in 2019 when he claimed match figures of 17-86 against Somerset at Utilita Bowl – the best-ever for the club – and he surpassed 50 wickets in the County Championship as Hampshire finished second in 2024.
Abbott said: “I’m really pleased to sign on for another season with Hampshire, the club has been like a second home to me over the years.
“We have an amazing group of players and a really exciting bowling attack so hopefully we can go one step further than last year and get our hands on the Championship trophy.”
In the 2024 County Championship, Abbott surpassed 50 wickets in a season for a fifth time in a Hampshire shirt, as his 55 scalps at an average of just 20 – and a strike rate under 42 – helped the club to their best finish in Division One since 2005.
His wicket tally was also the second most in the entire country, as only Essex’s Jamie Porter and Yorkshire’s Ben Coad claimed more than Abbott.
In his First-Class career with the Rose and Crown, Abbott has picked up 422 wickets at an average under 20, with 28 five-wicket hauls to his name.
Giles White, director of men’s cricket, said: “What Kyle has achieved in his time with us is incredible.
"Over 100 championship appearances and numbers that place him in the very best company as an overseas player.
"We are very lucky to have him, he has had a huge influence on the club and I know he is excited by the prospect of leading the integration of our young quicks this summer.”
Abbott also has two hat-tricks to his name for Hampshire; the first came against against Worcestershire in 2018 and saw him remove Joe Clarke, Josh Tongue, and Ed Barnard.
His second was against Gloucestershire in 2022, taking out Miles Hammond, Zafar Gohar, and Tom Price on his way to figures of 6-76.
In List A cricket, Abbott has claimed 46 wickets in 31 matches for Hampshire. He picked up 12 wickets in eight matches in the 2024 Metro Bank One-Day Cup as the Club reached the quarter-final stage of the competition.
