Spencer Johnson joins Surrey for Vitality T20 Blast

Surrey have signed Australia fast bowler Spencer Johnson for their first eight matches of the Vitality Blast. The left-armer, who didn't take care of business for Australia's T20 World Cup crew, is no more interesting to south London subsequent to showing up for Oval Invincibles the previous summer. He took five wickets for Invincibles in their fruitful 2023 mission, including a noteworthy 3 for 1 off 20 conveyances against Manchester Firsts. He is as of now playing in the Indian Chief Association for Gujarat Titans. Johnson's obtaining comes as Surrey hope to support their Impact crew, which will be missing four players to the T20 World Cup, with Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan and Reece Topley chose by Britain. They were likewise managed a blow in Spring when Australian allrounder Aaron Hardie was removed from a three-month spell with the end goal of dealing with his responsibility. Johnson will join Sean Abbott as the abroad choices, with a limit of three permitted in a crew and two in the XI. "I'm extremely eager to join Surrey and I have a few fabulous recollections from playing at the Kia Oval last year," Johnson said. "Surrey have an extraordinary crew and I can hardly stand by to contribute with the ball before the pressed out packs in south London." Alec Stewart, Surrey's head of men's cricket, said: "Spencer is a profoundly capable cricketer who has shown his abilities in white-ball cricket at the most significant levels. He will add solidarity to our bowling unit in the initial segment of the gathering stages when we have four players away at the World Cup with Britain." Regardless of passing up global choice for the following month's Reality Cup in the Caribbean and USA, Johnson stays one of the most sought after players on the T20 circuit. Titans gave him an arrangement worth AU$1.78million (USD1.175million) during the current year's IPL, in spite of setting himself a base cost of AU$90,000 (USD60,000). Following the T20 Impact, he will show up for LA Knight Riders in Significant Association Cricket, prior to getting back to The Oval for his Hundred spell with Invincibles. He could likewise add to his six worldwide covers toward the finish of the English summer when Australia visit for three T20Is and five ODIs. Johnson isn't halfway contracted to Cricket Australia, meaning the board has no say over his homegrown responsibilities.