Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Melbourne Stars poach Scorchers spinner

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Photo Credit: Perth Scorchers

Left arm wrist spinner Hamish McKenzie has signed with the Melbourne Stars for the next two seasons.

The 24-year-old played 4 BBL games for the Perth Scorchers in BBL|13 and took 2/12 against the Stars last year at the MCG.

McKenzie has worked his way through WA district cricket and earned his first WA contract ahead of the 2022-23 season.

He joins fellow West Australians Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Joel Paris and Brody Couch as part of the Stars’ BBL|14 squad.

“I can’t wait to get over to Melbourne this summer and be part of the Stars lineup,” McKenzie said.

“There are a number of guys from WA in the squad already who are all great leaders so I’m looking forward to learning a lot and helping the Stars push towards finals.”

Melbourne Stars General Manager Blair Crouch said:

“Hamish provides a point of difference with his left arm unorthodox spin and we feel he can play a vital role for us this season.

“The squad is coming together really nicely, we’ll add another 2 players in the draft along with Tom Curran, we’ve got our Academy playing a number of matches and our squad should be finalised by the end of September.”

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