Abbas, who claimed 758 first class counters from an average of 20.66, will start his stay in May, after the conclusion of the fate of Fergus O’Neill of a month with the team. He will then return to the club in September for the last -stage stadiums of the county championship season.
Abbas joins his compatriot Seamer O’Neill and the South African International Kyle Verreynne in convention as a player abroad for the next red ball campaign, with Conor Mckerr (three -year contract) and Daniel Sams ( Blast) having also joined the club before the new season.
He originally agreed to join Nottinghamshire for the 2020 season, before his passage was reduced by the COVVI-19 pandemic. He then played for Hampshire, claiming 180 counters at 19.07 in four summers, with seasons of 50 successive counters in 2022 and 2023.
In a statement, Hampshire explained that they had released Abbas due to the need to “rebalance their team”, with the retirement of James Vince of first class cricket, which means that they explored the options for a striker to the foreigner.
“Mohammad has always been one of the best performers in the county championship and has flawed his best for the Hampshire repeatedly,” said Giles White, director of male cricket. “We will miss her character a lot in the locker room and on the field, and everyone at the club wishes him the best of his career.
Abbas’s first class shape has earned him a recall on the Pakistan test side against South Africa this winter. In total, Abbas has 101 international windows in 30 games between formats, while his national file also includes 79 counters for Leicestershire between 2018 and 2019.
“Trent Bridge is a special place to play cricket, so it will be great to call the floor at home this summer – especially after being able to come and play for Notts five years ago,” said Abbas.
“I really enjoyed my time in the English game, and the Notts team is in an exciting place. There is a good mixture of young talents and senior players that have existed for some time and have known their game very well , and I can’t wait to contribute in any way possible to their success. “
Nottinghamshire head coach Peter Moores said: “The experiences of the experience and the history of MO do not appear often, so we are really excited by what he can bring us this summer.
“His control and his ability to find a way to get counters on any kind of surface make him extremely precious; he has certainly been a difficult opponent to face over the years.
“We already have a group of fascinating questions at our disposal for the summer, and the addition of Mo’s Craft and subtlety will add a different bowling style to the rest of our attack.”
