Australian pacer Nathan McAndrew joins Sussex for Championship and T20 Blast

The 29-year-old represented Warwickshire in 2022, scoring 278 runs (two half-centuries) and taking 20 wickets at 37.85 in seven Championship appearances

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Sussex have signed Nathan McAndrew as an overseas player for the 2023 season.

The pace-bowling allrounder will be available in the County Championship until the end of July and the entirety of the T20 Blast.

He represented Warwickshire in 2022, scoring 278 runs (two half-centuries) at 34.75 and taking 20 wickets at 37.85 in seven Championship appearances.

Across his entire first-class career, he has scored 894 runs at 33.11 and taken 69 wickets at 33.34 in 23 appearances.

In T20 cricket, the 29-year-old Australian has taken 47 wickets while maintaining an economy of 8.86 and boasts a strike rate of 145.32 with the bat. During the 2022/23 Big Bash, he collected 13 wickets and conceded 7.48 runs per over in 11 innings for Sydney Thunder.

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McAndrew represented Warwickshire in 2022 [Stu Forster/Getty Images]

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As well as wickets, McAndrew will bring some lower order firepower to Sussex's T20 side [Matt King/Getty Images]

Commenting on joining Sussex, McAndrew said: "I can't wait to get to England to play with Sussex, I thoroughly enjoyed my time in county cricket last year and I am looking forward to taking the next step in my career playing red and white-ball cricket this season.

"I look forward to teaming back up with Paul Farbrace and contributing to Sussex's success."

Bowling coach, James Kirtley, said: "The squad are really looking forward to welcoming Nathan to the group. Nathan is more than a capable batter, but it will be his bowling that will excite us.

"In T20 cricket he regularly bowls the pressure overs which takes courage and skill. For our T20 team to know we have someone who can be relied upon in these situations is very comforting.

"In four-day cricket he runs in all day. His experience in England last year will pay dividends as his performances got better and better.

"It shows he can adapt and is willing to learn and coupled with a bowling engine, I am sure Nathan will be successful at Sussex."


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