Bancroft joins Warner at Thunder, Hatzoglou to Hurricanes
Cameron Bancroft has made a daring transfer within the BBL leaving two-time reigning champions Perth Scorchers to hitch former Australia Test opening companion David Warner at Sydney Thunder on a three-year deal.
Scorchers have additionally misplaced legspinner Peter Hatzoglou who has signed with Hobart Hurricanes regardless of being a key a part of the Scorchers squad of their back-to-back titles.
Bancroft was a significant cog within the Scorchers’ title last year having begun the season working the drinks after being dropped from the aspect throughout their profitable 2021-22 marketing campaign.
He performed the final 11 video games of the season and made 357 runs at 51.00, placing at 140, together with 4 half-centuries. He made a career-best 95 not out within the ultimate recreation of the house and away season earlier than scoring 53 not out within the Qualifier in opposition to Sydney Sixers to assist Scorchers financial institution a house ultimate which they gained in opposition to Brisbane Heat.
But regardless of one in all his best-ever BBL seasons, and being third all-time on Scorchers’ profession runscorers checklist, the depth of top-order batting at Scorchers noticed Bancroft look elsewhere for extra long-term contract safety. He was courted by plenty of golf equipment however has landed at Thunder the place he appears set to play alongside Warner once more regardless of the pair’s strained relationship courting again to the Sandpaper incident in Cape Town in 2018 when the pair had been Test opening companions. They have since opened the batting collectively for Australia within the 2019 Ashes however the Sandpaper incident and long-term fallout nonetheless casts a shadow over the pair.
Meanwhile, Hatzoglou has additionally left Scorchers to hitch Hurricanes for the upcoming BBL season. Hatzoglou joined Scorchers forward of the 2021-22 season after crossing from Melbourne Renegades. He was a key a part of Scorchers’ 2021-22 title the place they performed nearly fully on the east coast of Australia in the course of the Covid-19-affected season. Scorchers performed two spinners for many of that season and Hatzoglou shaped a formidable partnership with Ashton Agar within the center overs, together with taking 1 for 13 from three overs in the 2021-22 final against Sydney Sixers. But he performed simply 10 matches final season and was not within the XI for the successful ultimate as Perth opted for a four-pronged tempo assault and a spinning allrounder in Cooper Connolly at No.7 on their quick, bouncy dwelling observe at Perth Stadium.
Hurricanes look set to make use of Hatzoglou alongside uncommon left-arm orthodox spinner Paddy Dooley who had a breakout season final 12 months.
“I’m really excited for my next chapter in the BBL with the Hurricanes,” Hatzoglou stated.
“I’m one of those players whose career has followed a more non-traditional path to get to the point I’m at now, so I’m just really thankful for every opportunity that comes my way.
“Watching from afar over the previous couple of seasons, it’s apparent that the Hurricanes have just about all the precise elements inside their program already. I’m wanting ahead to coming in, attending to know a number of the guys and the workers a bit higher, and contributing no matter small half I can to hopefully the last word on-field success.”
Hatzoglou has been playing in the T20 Blast in England for Glamorgan recently after being drafted in as an overseas replacement for Australia quick Michael Neser.
Out of contract West Australian left-arm swing bowler Joel Paris is set to leave Hurricanes and is set to sign with Melbourne Stars. Paris played just 12 matches in two seasons with Hobart after previously playing 25 games with Perth Scorchers.
He is likely to be reunited with former WA and Scorchers teammate Nathan Coulter-Nile who is set to sign a one-year contract extension with Stars for BBL 13 after his previous four-year deal expired at the end of last season.
Sydney Thunder BBL 13 squad: Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner
Hobart Hurricanes BBL 13 squad: Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade