Middlesex Cricket can today announce that Nottinghamshire quick, Olly Stone, will be joining the Club for the next two weeks on a short-term loan from Nottinghamshire.
Stone joins the Club ahead of the Rothesay County Championship run-in, with three crucial matches remaining, starting with tomorrow’s clash against Derbyshire at Lord’s.
Norwich-born, right-armer, Stone, 31, has international experience in all three formats of the game, having represented England on 16 occasions.
In his five England Test appearances, he has picked up 17 wickets at an average of just 23.52, whilst across both white-ball formats he has picked up a further nine wickets for his country.
In an impressive first-class career, which began at Northamptonshire in 2011, continued at Warwickshire between 2017 and 2022, and then at Nottinghamshire from the 2023 season onwards, he has picked up a total of 174 wickets in 54 appearances, at an average of 27.16, with best bowling figures of 8 for 80.
Speaking of the addition of Stone to his squad, Middlesex’s Director of Cricket, Alan Coleman, commented:
“As we reach the end of the season, the rigors of the season inevitably take their toll on the fast-bowling unit, so to be able to bring someone in of Olly’s proven international quality to freshen things up ahead of the County Championship run-in is a huge bonus for us.
“He will add not only quality, but vast amounts of experience too at the highest level, which the younger players in our group can really benefit from as we look to finish the season strong.
“We are really looking forward to welcoming Olly to the Club and are excited to see what he will bring over the next fortnight.”
