Kieron Pollard to play for Surrey in T20 Blast
Surrey have confirmed their sign up with former West Indies International Kieron Pollard for this summer’s Vitality Blast.
The 35-year-old all-rounder has won two T20 World Cups and has 224 caps in white-ball cricket for his country. He scored 11571 runs and picked 308 wickets in his T20 career over 592 matches.
Pollard has also won five Indian Premier League titles with Mumbai Indians, and represented Somerset in the 2010-11 Twenty20 season.
Surrey also secured the services of Sunil Narine for the majority of the season. The West Indian duo have previously played together for West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, Dhaka Dynamites in the BPL and Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL.
Pollard will be available from Surrey’s second match, which is against Gloucestershire on Tuesday, 31 May.
“It has been quite some time since I’ve played county cricket and I’m thrilled to be returning to the Blast competition in Surrey colours this year,” Pollard said.
“The Kia Oval is a special place to play, especially in front of a full house. This Surrey side is full of talent and should certainly be mounting a challenge for the title. I hope that my experience will add a vital ingredient to the club’s success this year.”
Surrey’s Director of Cricket Alec Stewart was pleased with Pollard’s inclusion.
“We’re very pleased to bring Kieron to the club,” Alec Stewart said. “He brings an incredible range of skills as well as experience at the very highest level of the sport. His all-round ability will make a significant difference to the depth of the squad.”
Pollard made his West Indies debut in 2007 in a one-day international against South Africa and went on to play a total of 123 ODIs and 101 T20 internationals for his country.
He announced his international retirement in April.
Surrey begin the T20 Blast against Glamorgan at the Oval on Friday, 27 May. They are set play against Glamorgan, Glocestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Sussex, Middlesex, Somerset and Essex in Vitality Blast.
