Somerset seam bowler Riley Meredith will miss the primary six video games of the T20 Blast marketing campaign after being chosen by Australia for his or her collection towards Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Meredith had returned to Somerset for a 3rd season this summer season for the complete Blast competitors, having been a part of the facet that received final 12 months’s title and reached the ultimate in 2024.
However the 29-year-old will now participate within the One-Day Worldwide collection in Pakistan and Worldwide T20 tour of Bangladesh between 30 Could and 14 June.
He’ll return to Somerset for his or her derby towards Gloucestershire on 26 June, which means he’ll miss video games at dwelling to Hampshire ( 22 Could), away at Warwickshire (24 Could) and Glamorgan (29 Could), at dwelling to Glamorgan (4 June), away at Gloucestershire (5 June) and away at Warwickshire (7 June).
Meredith was the highest wicket-taker in the course of the 2025 Blast, with 28 wickets in 14 matches.
“Representing your nation is the best honour that you would be able to obtain in sport and we’re clearly happy for Riley,” stated Somerset director of cricket Andy Hurry.
“The present schedule of world cricket implies that this sort of scenario can at all times come up, and we will likely be working behind the scenes to know all our choices shifting ahead till Riley is obtainable later in June.”
Gloucestershire all-rounder Liam Scott may even be unavailable for a similar variety of T20 Blast matches having been included within the Australia squad.