Overview
- Abbott will be available from Surrey’s opening County Championship match at Edgbaston and remain with the club through the T20 Blast until its conclusion in July.
- He returns as Surrey’s overseas seamer to replace Kemar Roach, who has signed for Durham for the 2026 season.
- The Australian previously featured for Surrey in 2021, 2023 and 2024, highlighted by a record-equalling 34-ball T20 century against Kent at The Oval in 2023.
- The move comes after Cricket Australia recently withdrew Michael Neser from a Hampshire deal to manage workload, a scenario seen as less likely for Abbott because he is not currently contracted.
- Alec Stewart praised the signing, and Abbott called the return a ‘no-brainer,’ saying Surrey feels like a home away from home.