Zak Crawley has signed up to play for Hobart Hurricanes in this winter's Big Bash League (BBL) as an overseas replacement player for Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan.
It will be the England opener's first overseas T20 franchise gig, with the 24-year-old boasting a strong domestic record. In 47 T20s, Crawley has struck 1,284 runs at an average of 29.86 and a strike rate of 145.08 and his naturally expansive game suits the format perfectly.
He earned plaudits from the Hurricanes' head of strategy Ricky Ponting during last winter's Ashes series after scoring an impressive 77 off 100 balls in the fourth Test in Sydney.
