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Gloucestershire delight as Andrew Tye to rejoin club for Vitality Blast campaign

Author: Roger Jackson, Posted: Wednesday, 26th June 2019, 10:00

Andrew Tye

Andrew Tye will be returning to Gloucestershire for the Vitality Blast in 2019.

The 32-year-old will be a familiar face to Gloucestershire supporters after impressing in the T20 competition in 2016 and 2018.

“I'm delighted to be returning to Gloucestershire again this year,” said Tye. “It's a great club with a lot of good people and I thoroughly enjoyed last season.

“I’m looking forward to contributing again to the club's T20 campaign and hopefully we can build on last season and go all the way to win the trophy in 2019.”

Tye, who has taken a total of 31 wickets in 25 matches for Gloucestershire, will be re-joining his former team-mates in time for the start of the sold-out Vitality Blast competition opener against Glamorgan at Cheltenham College on Friday 19th June.

Tye has been in fine form as of late for the Australia A side, currently on tour in England. He picked up six wickets in 10 overs in their one-day match against Derbyshire on 23rd June.

And supporters and members will have the opportunity to see Tye in action for the Australia A side when they face Gloucestershire at the Bristol County Ground in two one-day matches on 30th June and 2nd July.

In 2018, Tye, who is known as AJ, claimed the honour of winning the purple cap – the most wickets taken – in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after claiming 24 wickets in 14 matches. He also took an impressive 13 wickets in 11 matches for Gloucestershire in last year’s T20 competition.

“We are looking forward to having AJ back for his third stint with us,” said Gloucestershire head coach Richard Dawson.

“He will be a vital part of our T20 campaign as he has been in 2016 and 2018. Everybody knows he’s a top performer and he has plenty of experience to share with the squad so it will be great to have him back around the club.”

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