Rikki Clarke will be heading back to London © Getty Images
Rikki Clarke, the former England allrounder, is to re-join Surrey on a two-year deal.
Clarke started his career at Surrey in 2001 but moved to Derbyshire (an ill-fated stay that lasted a few months in 2008) and then on to Warwickshire, where he has played the most consistent cricket of his career.
While he has remained a key part of Warwickshire’s squad in all three formats of the game, he was unable to secure the long-term deal he wanted and has been talking to other clubs for a few weeks. It speaks volumes for his fitness that he has won a two-year deal at such a big club at the age of 35. He will be 38 by the time the deal expires.
Surrey see him as back-up for the Curran brothers – Tom and Sam – should they win England call-ups or suffer injury,
It is possible Dominic Sibley could be heading in the other direction. While Surrey have offered him a three-year deal and remain hopeful he will stay, Warwickshire are one of a host of clubs who have shown an interest in signing him.
Warwickshire are also expected to announce the signing of Somerset’s Adam Hose imminently.
George Dobell is a senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo
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