D'Arcy Short , the former Australia batter, has agreed a return to Gloucestershire for next season's T20 Blast.

Short, 35, finished as the leading run-scorer after the group stage of this year's Blast , with 551 at a strike rate of 136.04, but his form wasn't enough to propel Gloucestershire, the defending champions, into the quarter-finals.

"It's so great to see D'Arcy back for the 2026 Blast," Mark Alleyne, Gloucestershire's head coach, said. "After a slow start, he proved to be such a brilliant addition to the Glorious, becoming the leading run-scorer across the two groups.

"He is much more than that, though, as some of his innings can really put the opponent on the back foot. His bowling, too, can offer an option to complement our attack, so we look forward to his return with h

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