Chris Lynn has been signed by Hampshire to play the remaining games in their group stage of the current T20 Blast. With six South Group games remaining in the season, Hampshire’s inclusion of Chris Lynn seems to be an intriguing proposition.
After South Africa called up Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Dewald Brevis for the 2025 Zimbabwe Tri-series, Lynn, who last played for the Adelaide Strikers in the 2024–25 Big Bash League, arrived.
Chris Lynn was eager to begin his time with Hampshire after playing for Gosport Borough as a teenager.
“Coming back to Hampshire as a pro is fantastic. A while back, I had a great experience playing club cricket in the country. According to the BBC, Lynn said, “I hope I can play a big part in the second-half of the Blast to take the team to Finals Day. The Hawks are a hugely successful side.”
The 2022 and 2023 seasons saw the 35-year-old top-order hitter play in the Blast. He scored 3 hundreds and five half-centuries while playing for Northamptonshire, amassing 880 runs at a remarkable strike rate of 146.91 in 23 innings.
Since playing his final ODI and T20I matches for Australia in late 2018, Chris Lynn has been quite active in the domestic franchise scene. He is an experienced player in the 20-over format of cricket. For Hampshire, having a top-order batsman with Lynn’s level of aggression would be fantastic.
Hampshire has lost four games and won three after eight games. After Middlesex levelled the score using the DLS system, their match was tied. With Lynn settling into the lineup, they would be looking to improve their form after losing four of their last five games.
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