Gloucestershire re-sign Australian Andrew Tye for T20 Blast

The 32-year-old has already played for the county in the T20 competition in 2016 and 2018

Gloucestershire have re-signed Australia fast bowler Andrew Tye for a third time to compete in this year's T20 Blast.

The 32-year-old has already represented the club in the 2016 and 2018 editions of the T20 competition, but will now return in time for Gloucestershire's Vitality Blast opener against Glamorgan at Cheltenham College on Friday, June 19.

Tye has taken 31 wickets in 25 matches for Gloucestershire, 13 of which came in the 11 matches he played in last year's T20 competition.

"I'm delighted to be returning to Gloucestershire again this year," Tye said.

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"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."

Gloucestershire head coach Richard Dawson added: "We are looking forward to having AJ back for his third stint with us. 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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