Northamptonshire recruit Andrew Tye for T20 Blast

Tye was the shining light in Durham's campaign last year, taking 21 wickets in just 10 outings

Northamptonshire have signed Andrew Tye for the 2023 T20 Blast.

The Australian will join up with compatriot Chris Lynn at the Steelbacks.

Tye was the shining light in Durham's campaign last year, taking 21 wickets in just 10 outings, and has picked up 67 wickets in 48 T20 Blast appearances. He previously represented Gloucestershire between 2016 and 2019.

A four-time Big Bash winner, Tye recently picked up his 300th T20 wicket in his 211th match (the BBL12 final), surpassing the record set by Rashid Khan, who took 213 games.

^{Andrew Tye picked up 21 wickets for Durham [Ashley Allen/Getty Images]}

The 36-year-old has featured 32 times for Australia in T20Is, taking 47 wickets, and also made seven ODI appearances.

Commenting on joining Northamptonshire, Tye said: "I'm very excited to be joining Northamptonshire for the Blast. They're a good team that’s had success in the competition in the past so I'll be hoping that we can recreate that success this year.

"I'm looking forward to joining Lynny, it's always better to have him on your team than to try playing against him.

"I'm excited to work with John Sadler too, I've heard really good things about him plus Chris Liddle and I go back to his playing days at Glos so I'm excited to see him and work together again."

Head coach, John Sadler, added: "To get AJ on board is really pleasing, he's an amazing addition and gives our team a great balance.

"His experience and skill set is exactly what we needed and he knows what’s required to win games and win competitions too. He'll be a super asset for us this season."

^{Andrew Tye during BBL12 [Paul Kane/Getty Images]}

Captain Josh Cobb, meanwhile, said Tye, Lynn and David Willey, who has returned to the club from Yorkshire, will give the Steelbacks a "world-class" core.

"AJ's got a fantastic record in T20 cricket and we were looking for someone to come in and bring real experience to the attack, someone that can bowl the tough overs in the latter part of the innings and be a banker for us at the death," Cobb said.

"Willo [David Willey] coming back is a great addition for us as an allrounder, then we've got Lynny [Chris Lynn] at the top of the order and AJ now with the ball. It gives us a real solid core of world class experience throughout the side.  

"We know we fell away last year but we played some excellent cricket in the tournament, so hopefully with these two coming in alongside Willo we can push and go one step further this summer."